Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Wherefore
Bible References
Wherefore
Job 12:6
“The tents of the destroyers prosper;
And those who provoke God are [apparently] secure,
Whom God brings into their power.
“The tents of the destroyers prosper;
And those who provoke God are [apparently] secure,
Whom God brings into their power.
Psalm 17:10
They have closed theirunfeeling heart [to kindness and compassion];
With their mouths they speak proudly and make presumptuous claims.
They have closed their
With their mouths they speak proudly and make presumptuous claims.
Psalm 73:3
For I was envious of the arrogant
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
For I was envious of the arrogant
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Jeremiah 12:1 You, O Lord are [uncompromisingly] righteous and consistently just when I plead my case with You;
Yet let me discuss issues of justice with You:
Why has the way of the wicked prospered?
Why are those who deal in treachery (deceit) at ease and thriving?
Yet let me discuss issues of justice with You:
Why has the way of the wicked prospered?
Why are those who deal in treachery (deceit) at ease and thriving?
Habakkuk 1:15
The Chaldeans bring all of them up with a hook,
And drag them away with a net,
And gather them together in their fishing net;
So they rejoice and are glad.
The Chaldeans bring all of them up with a hook,
And drag them away with a net,
And gather them together in their fishing net;
So they rejoice and are glad.
Mighty
Psalm 37:35
I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power]
Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,
I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power]
Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,
Daniel 4:17
“This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers
And the decision is a command of the holy ones,
So that the living may know [without any doubt]
That the Most High [God] rules over the kingdom of mankind
And He bestows it on whomever He desires
And sets over it the humblest and lowliest of men.”
“This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers
And the decision is a command of the holy ones,
So that the living may know [without any doubt]
That the Most High [God] rules over the kingdom of mankind
And He bestows it on whomever He desires
And sets over it the humblest and lowliest of men.”
Revelation 13:2
And the beast that I saw resembled a leopard, but his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth was like that of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.
Revelation 17:2
she with whom the kings of the earth have committed acts of immorality, and the inhabitants of the earth have become intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”