Proverbs 2:21
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21 For the upright will abide in the land,
and the innocent will remain in it,(A)
Psalm 37:29
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29 The righteous shall inherit the land
and live in it forever.(A)
Psalm 37:9
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9 For the wicked shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.(A)
Proverbs 10:30
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30 The righteous will never totter,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(A)
Psalm 84:11
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11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
he bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does the Lord withhold
from those who walk uprightly.(A)
Job 42:12
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12 The Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning, and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand donkeys.(A)
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Psalm 37:22
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22 surely those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land,
but those cursed by him shall be cut off.(A)
Psalm 37:11
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11 But the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.(A)
Psalm 37:3
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3 Trust in the Lord and do good;
live in the land and enjoy security.(A)
Psalm 112:4-6
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4 They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright;
they are gracious, merciful, and righteous.(A)
5 It is well with those who deal generously and lend,
who conduct their affairs with justice.
6 For the righteous will never be moved;
they will be remembered forever.(B)
Job 1:1
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Job and His Family
1 There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.(A)
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