Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Bible References
It shall
Job 18:5
“Indeed, the light of the wicked will be put out,
And the flame of his fire will not shine.
“Indeed, the light of the wicked will be put out,
And the flame of his fire will not shine.
Job 20:5
That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the godless is only for a moment?
That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the godless is only for a moment?
Job 21:30
“That evil men are [now] reserved for the day of disaster and destruction,
They will be led away on the day of [God’s] wrath?
“That evil men are [now] reserved for the day of disaster and destruction,
They will be led away on the day of [God’s] wrath?
Psalm 11:5
The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked,
And His soul hates the [malevolent] one who loves violence.
The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked,
And His soul hates the [malevolent] one who loves violence.
Isaiah 57:21
“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
Malachi 3:18
Then you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between the one who serves God and the one who does not serve Him.
Matthew 13:49 So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
John 5:29 and they will come out—those who did good things [will come out] to a resurrection of [new] life, but those who did evil things [will come out] to a resurrection of judgment [that is, to be sentenced].
As a
Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who [limited by human wisdom] knows what is good for man during his lifetime, during the few days of his futile life? He spends them like a shadow [staying busy, but achieving nothing of lasting value]. For who can tell a man what will happen after him [to his work, his treasure, his plans] under the sun [after his life is over]?
Job 7:6
“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And are spent without hope.
“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And are spent without hope.
Job 14:2
“Like a flower he comes forth and withers;
He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.
“Like a flower he comes forth and withers;
He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.
Psalm 39:5
“Behold, You have made my days as [short as] hand widths,
And my lifetime is as nothing in Your sight.
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]! Selah.
“Behold, You have made my days as [short as] hand widths,
And my lifetime is as nothing in Your sight.
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]!
Psalm 144:4
Man is like a mere breath;
His days are like a shadow that passes away.
Man is like a mere breath;
His days are like a shadow that passes away.
James 4:14 Yet you do not know [the least thing] about what may happen in your life tomorrow. [What is secure in your life?] You are merely a vapor [like a puff of smoke or a wisp of steam from a cooking pot] that is visible for a little while and then vanishes [into thin air].