Proverbs 11:23

The desire of the righteous, is only good, the expectation of the lawless, is wrath.

Romans 2:8-9

Unto them, on the other hand, who are of contention, and are not yielding unto the truth, but are yielding unto unrighteousness, anger and wrath,

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous, shall be gladness, but, the expectation of the lawless, shall vanish.

Psalm 10:17

The longing of the patient, thou hast heard, O Yahweh, Thou wilt establish their heart, Thou wilt make attentive thine ear:

Psalm 27:4

One thing, have I asked of Yahweh, That, will I seek to secure, - That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh, all the days of my life, To view the delightfulness of Yahweh, And to contemplate in his temple.

Psalm 37:4

Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.

Psalm 39:7-8

Now, therefore, for what have I waited, O My Lord? My hope, is, in thee.

Psalm 119:5

Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes.

Psalm 119:10

With all my heart, have I sought thee, Suffer me not to be led astray from thy commandments.

Proverbs 11:7

When the lawless man dieth, his expectation, perisheth, and, the hope of strong men, hath vanished.

Isaiah 26:9

With my soul, longed I for thee in the night, Yea with my spirit within me, I kept on searching for thee, - For, when thy regulations extend to the earth, The inhabitants of the world will have learned, righteousness.

Jeremiah 17:16

But as for me, I have neither forced myself away from tending the flock after thee, Nor yet for the woeful day, have I longed - thou, knowest, - That which came out of my lips, before thy face, was uttered.

Matthew 5:6

Happy, they who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for, they, shall be filled:

Hebrews 10:27

But some fearful reception of judgment and fiery jealousy, about to devour the opposers.

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Summary

The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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Bible References

Desire

Psalm 10:17
The longing of the patient, thou hast heard, O Yahweh, Thou wilt establish their heart, Thou wilt make attentive thine ear:
Psalm 27:4
One thing, have I asked of Yahweh, That, will I seek to secure, - That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh, all the days of my life, To view the delightfulness of Yahweh, And to contemplate in his temple.
Psalm 37:4
Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.
Psalm 39:7
Now, therefore, for what have I waited, O My Lord? My hope, is, in thee.
Psalm 119:5
Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes.
Isaiah 26:9
With my soul, longed I for thee in the night, Yea with my spirit within me, I kept on searching for thee, - For, when thy regulations extend to the earth, The inhabitants of the world will have learned, righteousness.
Jeremiah 17:16
But as for me, I have neither forced myself away from tending the flock after thee, Nor yet for the woeful day, have I longed - thou, knowest, - That which came out of my lips, before thy face, was uttered.
Matthew 5:6
Happy, they who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for, they, shall be filled:

Expectation

Proverbs 11:7
When the lawless man dieth, his expectation, perisheth, and, the hope of strong men, hath vanished.
Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous, shall be gladness, but, the expectation of the lawless, shall vanish.
Romans 2:8
Unto them, on the other hand, who are of contention, and are not yielding unto the truth, but are yielding unto unrighteousness, anger and wrath,
Hebrews 10:27
But some fearful reception of judgment and fiery jealousy, about to devour the opposers.

General references

Psalm 20:4
Give thee according to thy heart, and, all thy purposes, fulfil.