Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

Melt

General references

Bible References

Wicked

Esther 6:11
So Haman took the robe and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king desires to honor.”
Isaiah 65:13
Therefore, thus says the Lord God,
“Behold, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry.
Behold, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty.
Behold, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
Luke 13:28
In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out.
Luke 16:23
In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and *saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.

Melt

Psalm 58:7
Let them flow away like water that runs off;
When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts.

Desire

Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous is gladness,
But the expectation of the wicked perishes.
Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish,
And the hope of strong men perishes.
Luke 16:24
And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’

General references

Psalm 58:7
Let them flow away like water that runs off;
When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts.

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