Proverbs 11:23

Proverbs Of Solomon

²² A ring of gold in [the] snout of a pig [is] a woman [who is] beautiful but without discretion. ²³ The desire of the righteous [is] only good, but the expectation of the wicked, wrath. ²⁴ There is one who gives yet {grows richer}, but he who withholds {what is right} only [finds] need.

Expectation of the Wicked

Romans 2:8-9

but to those [who act] from selfish ambition and who disobey the truth, but who obey unrighteousness, wrath and anger.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous [is] gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

Psalm 10:17

[The] longing of [the] afflicted you have heard, O Yahweh. You will make their heart secure. You will {listen attentively}

Psalm 27:4

One [thing] I have asked from Yahweh; it I will seek: [that] I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Yahweh, and to consider his temple.

Psalm 37:4

Take pleasure in Yahweh as well, and he will give to you the requests of your heart.

Psalm 39:7-8

And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is for you.

Psalm 119:5

Oh that my ways were steadfast, to keep your statutes!

Psalm 119:10

With my whole heart I have sought you; do not let me stray from your commands.

Proverbs 11:7

With the death of a wicked person, hope will die, and the expectation of the godless perishes.

Isaiah 26:9

I desire you [with all] my soul in the night; also I seek you [with] my spirit within me, for when your judgments [are] {upon} the earth, [the] inhabitants of [the] world learn righteousness.

Jeremiah 17:16

But I, I have not run away from being a shepherd {who follows you}, and I have not desired the disastrous day. You, you know the pronouncement of my lips, it was before your face.

Matthew 5:6

Blessed [are] the ones who hunger and thirst [for] righteousness, because they will be satisfied.

Hebrews 10:27

but a certain fearful expectation of judgment and a fury of fire that is about to consume the adversaries.