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Proverbs 10:30

The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

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צַדִּ֣יקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).לְעוֹלָ֣םleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…בַּלballestבַּלparticle, negative — “lest”H1077properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lestlest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.יִמּ֑וֹטyimotfallמוֹטverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, an unfinished actionH4131to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fallbe carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen in decay, [idiom] exceedingly, fall(-ing down), be (re-) moved, be ready, shake, slide, slip.וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםureshaimand guiltyרָשָׁעconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִשְׁכְּנוּyishkenvabideשָׁכַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “abide”, an unfinished actionH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).אָֽרֶץaretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The righteous shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

Young’s Literal Translation

The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.

World English Bible

The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

Darby Translation

The righteous [man] shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.

Douay-Rheims

The just shall never be moved: but the wicked shall not dwell on the earth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The righteous shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The righteous shall never fail: but the ungodly shall not dwell in the earth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δίκαιος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα οὐκ ἐνδώσει, ἀσεβεῖς δὲ οὐκ οἰκήσουσι γῆν.