the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass.
And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shack
Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father
Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over
So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.
This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw
He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.