Solomon
Proverbs 2:21KJV·traditional attribution

For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

Matthew Henry Presbyterian

The scope of these verses is to show, 1. What great advantage true wisdom will be of to us; it will keep us from the paths of sin, which lead to ruin, and will therein do us a greater kindness than if it enriched us with all the wealth of the world. 2.

Commenting on Proverbs 2:10-22

John Gill Reformed Baptist

For the upright shall dwell in the land,.... Such as are upright in heart, who have a right spirit renewed in them; whose hearts are right with God, have the truth of grace in them; whose faith is unfeigned, their love without dissimulation, and their hope without hypocrisy; and who are upright in their lives and conversations; these being Israelites according to the flesh, as...

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Reformed

(Compare Psa 37:3, Psa 37:9, Psa 37:22, Psa 37:27).