Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

General references

Bible References

The wicked

Proverbs 5:22

The iniquities done by a wicked man will trap him,
And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
Job 18:16

“The roots [of the wicked] are dried up below,
And above, his branch is cut off and withers.
Job 21:30

“That evil men are [now] reserved for the day of disaster and destruction,
They will be led away on the day of [God’s] wrath?
Psalm 37:20

But the wicked (ungodly) will perish,
And the enemies of the Lord will be like the glory of the pastures and like the fat of lambs [that is consumed in smoke],
They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.
Psalm 52:5

But God will break you down forever;
He will take you away and tear you away from your tent,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.
Psalm 104:35

Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
And let the wicked be no more.
Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Psalm 145:20

The Lord keeps all who love Him,
But all the wicked He will destroy.
Isaiah 3:10

Say to the righteous that it will go well with them,
For they will eat the fruit of their [righteous] actions.

Rooted

Deuteronomy 7:22
The Lord your God will clear away these nations before you little by little; you will not be able to put an end to them quickly, for [if you did] the wild animals would become too numerous for you.

General references

Job 18:17

“Memory of him perishes from the earth,
And he has no name on the street.