Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

General references

Bible References

Hope

Psalm 16:9
Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will dwell securely.
Psalm 73:24
With Your counsel You will guide me,
And afterward receive me to glory.
Romans 5:2
through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.
Romans 12:12
rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,
Romans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
2 Thessalonians 2:16
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace,

But

Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish,
And the hope of strong men perishes.
Proverbs 14:32
The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing,
But the righteous has a refuge when he dies.
Job 8:13
“So are the paths of all who forget God;
And the hope of the godless will perish,
Job 11:20
“But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And there will be no escape for them;
And their hope is to breathe their last.”
Psalm 112:10
The wicked will see it and be vexed,
He will gnash his teeth and melt away;
The desire of the wicked will perish.
Luke 16:23
In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and *saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.

General references

Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish,
And the hope of strong men perishes.

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