Thematic Bible: Happiness of the The Wicked
Thematic Bible
Happiness of the The Wicked » Often interrupted by judgments
While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the people, and Jehovah smote the people with a very great plague.
Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction. How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.
Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp. And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Their worldly prosperity
From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no pangs in their death; But their strength is firm.
Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could wish.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is vain
I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Gluttony
and behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die.
Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; because by them his portion is fat, and his food plenteous.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Drunkenness
Come ye,'say they , I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, a day great beyond measure.
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is uncertain
But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain: whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Successful oppression
He taketh up all of them with the angle, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them in his drag: therefore he rejoiceth and is glad.
Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous one ; he doth not resist you.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Sometimes a stumbling-block to saints
For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is limited to this life
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted and thou art in anguish.
From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Vain pleasure
And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of Jehovah, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Their wealth
They spend their days in prosperity, And in a moment they go down to Sheol.
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Their power
Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?
I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Woe against
Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!
Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you , ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Saints often permitted to see the end of
Until I went into the sanctuary of God, And considered their latter end. Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction. How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. read more.
As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.
As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Leads to sorrow
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Illustrated
I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Israel
While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the people, and Jehovah smote the people with a very great plague.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Herod
And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people shouted,'saying , The voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Haman
Then went Haman forth that day joyful and glad of heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up nor moved for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai. Nevertheless Haman refrained himself, and went home; and he sent and fetched his friends and Zeresh his wife. And Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Leads to recklessness
and behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Marred by jealousy
Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Popular applause
Happiness of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Belshazzar
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Envy not
Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is short
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?