Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Desire
Expectation
General references
Bible References
Desire
Psalm 10:17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will strengthen their hearts.
You will listen carefully,
You will strengthen their hearts.
You will listen carefully,
Psalm 27:4 I have asked one thing from the Lord;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking Him in His temple.
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking Him in His temple.
Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the Lord,
and He will give you your heart’s desires.
and He will give you your heart’s desires.
Psalm 39:7 Now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in You.
My hope is in You.
Psalm 119:5 If only my ways were committed
to keeping Your statutes!
to keeping Your statutes!
Isaiah 26:9 I long for You in the night;
yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks You,
for when Your judgments are in the land,
the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks You,
for when Your judgments are in the land,
the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
Jeremiah 17:16 But I have not run away from being Your shepherd,
and I have not longed for the fatal day.
You know my words were spoken in Your presence.
and I have not longed for the fatal day.
You know my words were spoken in Your presence.
Matthew 5:6 Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are blessed,
for they will be filled.
Expectation
Proverbs 11:7 When the wicked man dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth vanishes.
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth
Proverbs 10:28 The hope of the righteous is joy,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
Romans 2:8
but wrath and indignation to those who are self-seeking and disobey the truth but are obeying unrighteousness;
Hebrews 10:27
but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire about to consume the adversaries.
General references
Psalm 20:4 May He give you what your heart desires
and fulfill your whole purpose.
and fulfill your whole purpose.