Job 5:3
“I have seen the foolish taking root [and outwardly prospering],
But I cursed his dwelling immediately [for his destruction was certain].
Psalm 37:35-36
I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power]
Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,
Psalm 73:18-20
Surely You set the wicked-minded and immoral on slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.
Deuteronomy 27:15-26
‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved or cast image (idol), a repulsive thing to the Lord, the work of the hands of the artisan, and sets it up in secret.’ All the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’
Job 24:18
“They are insignificant on the surface of the water;
Their portion is cursed on the earth;
They do not turn toward the vineyards.
Job 27:8
“For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world],
When God takes his life?
Psalm 69:25
May their encampment be desolate;
May no one dwell in their tents.
Psalm 73:3-9
For I was envious of the arrogant
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Psalm 92:7
That though the wicked sprout up like grass
And all evildoers flourish,
They will be destroyed forever.
Jeremiah 12:1-3
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?
Acts 1:20
“For in the book of Psalms it is written,
And let there be no one to live in it’;
and [again],
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“For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world],
When God takes his life?
I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power]
Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,
For I was envious of the arrogant
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
That though the wicked sprout up like grass
And all evildoers flourish,
They will be destroyed forever.
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?
Cursed
May their encampment be desolate;
May no one dwell in their tents.
And let there be no one to live in it’;
and [again],
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“Their children and descendants are established with them in their sight,
And their offspring before their eyes.