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 heard the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen them, you will listen carefully,
Psalm 27:4
I have asked one thing from the LORD; it is what I really seek: that I may remain in the LORD's Temple all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD; and to inquire in his Temple.
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 39:7
How long, LORD, will I wait expectantly? I have placed my hope in you.
Psalm 119:5
Oh, that my ways were steadfast, so I may keep your statutes.
Isaiah 26:9
My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me searches for you. For when your judgments come upon the earth, the world's inhabitants learn righteousness.
Jeremiah 17:16
I haven't run away from being your shepherd, and I haven't longed for the day of sickness. You know what comes out from my lips, it's open before you.
Matthew 5:6
"How blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness, because it is they who will be satisfied!
Expectation
Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked person dies, his hope vanishes; and what he expected from his scheming comes to nothing.
Proverbs 10:28
What the righteous hope for brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked dies.
Romans 2:8
but wrath and fury for those who in their selfish pride refuse to believe the truth and practice wickedness instead.
Hebrews 10:27
but only a terrifying prospect of judgment and a raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.
General references
Psalm 20:4
May he give you what your heart desires, and may he fulfill all your plans.