Thematic Bible: Of the wicked
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Character » Of the wicked » Reprobate
Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith. Examine yourselves. Or do you yourselves not recognize that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless you fail the test.
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Just as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men who are corrupt in mind, worthless in regard to the faith.
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They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work.
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Character » Of the wicked » Disobedient
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.
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They flung Your law behind their backs
and killed Your prophets
who warned them
in order to turn them back to You.
They committed terrible blasphemies.
So honor will come to you who believe, but for the unbelieving,
The stone that the builders rejected—
this One has become the cornerstone,
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this One has become the cornerstone,
Character » Of the wicked » Proud
For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
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you who live in clefts of the rock
in your home on the heights,
who say to yourself,
“Who can bring me down to the ground?”
let them be caught in their pride.
They utter curses and lies.
Character » Of the wicked » Despising saints
When Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked and despised us, and said, “What is this you’re doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
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before his colleagues and the powerful men of Samaria, and said, “What are these pathetic Jews doing? Can they restore it by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they ever finish it? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
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unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good, traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
Character » Of the wicked » Lying
liars err from birth.
from his high position.
They take pleasure in lying;
they bless with their mouths,
but they curse inwardly.
no one pleads honestly.
They trust in empty and worthless words;
they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.
Character » Of the wicked » Murderous
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;
and murder the fatherless.
They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
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Character » Of the wicked » Conspiring against saints
They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw it into confusion.
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Sanballat and Geshem sent me a message: “Come, let’s meet together in the villages of the Ono Valley.” But they were planning to harm me.
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and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.
Character » Of the wicked » Sold under sin
Ahab said to Elijah, “So, you have caught me, my enemy.”
He replied, “I have caught you because you devoted yourself to do what is evil in the Lord’s sight.
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He replied, “I have caught you because you devoted
They made their sons and daughters pass through the fire and practiced divination and interpreted omens. They devoted themselves to do what was evil in the Lord’s sight and provoked Him.
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Character » Of the wicked » Sensual
Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory is in their shame. They are focused on earthly things,
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These people create divisions and are unbelievers, not having the Spirit.
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Character » Of the wicked » Hating the light
They do not recognize its ways
or stay on its paths.
Character » Of the wicked » Enticing to evil
For among them are those who worm their way into households and capture idle women burdened down with sins, led along by a variety of passions,
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My son, if sinners entice you, don't be persuaded. If they say-"Come with us! Let's set an ambush and kill someone. Let's attack some innocent person just for fun! Let's swallow them alive, like Sheol, still healthy as they go down to the Pit. read more.
We'll find all kinds of valuable property and fill our houses with plunder. Throw in your lot with us, and we'll all share our money"-
We'll find all kinds of valuable property and fill our houses with plunder. Throw in your lot with us, and we'll all share our money"-
Character » Of the wicked » Hypocritical
holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people!
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The Lord said:
Because these people approach Me with their mouths
to honor Me with lip-service—
yet their hearts are far from Me,
and their worship consists of man-made rules
learned by rote—
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to honor Me with lip-service
yet their hearts are far from Me,
and their worship consists of man-made rules
learned by rote—
Character » Of the wicked » Prayerless
and what will we gain by pleading with Him?”
They consume My people as they consume bread;
they do not call on God.
Character » Of the wicked » Fraudulent
or bags of deceptive weights?
but the righteous one is gracious and giving.
Character » Of the wicked » Froward
so I struck him; I was angry and hid;
but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart.
Character » Of the wicked » Unjust
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth
we gave birth to wind.
We have won no victories on earth,
and the earth’s inhabitants have not fallen.
Character » Of the wicked » Alienated from God
They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts.
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Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil actions.
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Character » Of the wicked » Evil doers
or a leopard his spots?
If so, you might be able to do what is good,
you who are instructed in evil.
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
Character » Of the wicked » Unclean
They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity with a desire for more and more.
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and all our righteous acts are like a polluted
all of us wither like a leaf,
and our iniquities
Character » Of the wicked » Blasphemous
and people were burned by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who had the power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give Him glory.
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And they were saying many other blasphemous things against Him.
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Character » Of the wicked » Unprofitable
all alike have become useless.
There is no one who does what is good,
not even one.
Character » Of the wicked » Blinded
In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
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They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts.
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Character » Of the wicked » Corrupt
You took off your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires;
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Character » Of the wicked » Fierce
unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good,
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Character » Of the wicked » Stiff-necked
“You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit; as your ancestors did, so do you.
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For the Lord said to Moses: “Tell the Israelites: You are a stiff-necked people. If I went with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.”
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Character » Of the wicked » Mischievous
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
will be called a schemer.
Character » Of the wicked » Unthankful
For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
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Character » Of the wicked » Envious
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.
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When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites, they were greatly displeased.
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Character » Of the wicked » Fearful
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
But the cowards, unbelievers, vile, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars—their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
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Character » Of the wicked » Delighting in the iniquity of others
and celebrate perversion,
Although they know full well God’s just sentence—that those who practice such things deserve to die—they not only do them, but even applaud others who practice them.
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Character » Of the wicked » Hostile to God
Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil actions.
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For the mind-set of the flesh is hostile to God because it does not submit itself to God’s law, for it is unable to do so.
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Character » Of the wicked » Persecuting
and talk about the pain of those You wounded.
but pursued the afflicted, poor, and brokenhearted
in order to put them to death.
Character » Of the wicked » Covetous
They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
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they also take houses.
They deprive a man of his home,
a person of his inheritance.
Character » Of the wicked » Foolish
you foolish and senseless people?
Isn’t He your Father and Creator?
Didn’t He make you and sustain you?
You hate all evildoers.
Character » Of the wicked » Ignorant of God
taking vengeance with flaming fire on those who don’t know God and on those who don’t obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
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for the Lord has a case
against the inhabitants of the land:
There is no truth,
and no knowledge of God
Character » Of the wicked » Deceitful
they deceive with their tongues.
Vipers’ venom is under their lips.
Character » Of the wicked » Rebellious
for the Lord has spoken:
“I have raised children
but they have rebelled against Me.
deceptive children,
children who do not want to obey the Lord’s instruction.
Character » Of the wicked » Boastful
the one who is greedy curses
and boast of their abundant riches.
Character » Of the wicked » Infidel
the wicked arrogantly thinks:
“There is no accountability,
since God does not exist.”
For the choir director. Davidic.The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”
They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
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They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
Character » Of the wicked » Unruly
For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism.
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Character » Of the wicked » Rejoicing in the affliction of saints
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.
Character » Of the wicked » Glorying in their shame
Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory is in their shame. They are focused on earthly things,
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Character » Of the wicked » Uncircumcised in heart
Egypt, Judah, Edom, the Ammonites, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair on their temples. All these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”
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Character » Of the wicked » Forgetting God
the hope of the godless
Character » Of the wicked » Destructive
and they rush to shed innocent blood.
Their thoughts are sinful thoughts;
ruin and wretchedness are in their paths.
Character » Of the wicked » UnGodly
Character » Of the wicked » Lovers of pleasure, not of God
traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
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Character » Of the wicked » Stiff-hearted
The children are obstinate and hardhearted. I am sending you to them, and you must say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says.’
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Character » Of the wicked » Hard-hearted
But the house of Israel will not want to listen to you because they do not want to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hardheaded and hardhearted.
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Character » Of the wicked » Incontinent
unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good,
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Character » Of the wicked » Abominable
But the cowards, unbelievers, vile, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars—their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
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Character » Of the wicked » Unmerciful
undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, and unmerciful.
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Character » Of the wicked » Loathsome
Character » Of the wicked » Untoward
And with many other words he testified and strongly urged them, saying, “Be saved from this corrupt generation!”
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Character » Of the wicked » Perverse
this is their defect
but a devious and crooked generation.
Character » Of the wicked » Impudent
The children are obstinate and hardhearted. I am sending you to them, and you must say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says.’
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Character » Of the wicked » Unholy
For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
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Character » Of the wicked » Heady and high-minded
traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
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Character » Of the wicked » Selfish
For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
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Character » Of the wicked » Unwise
you foolish and senseless people?
Isn’t He your Father and Creator?
Didn’t He make you and sustain you?
death » Spiritual » Of the wicked
They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like manure on the face of the earth. They will be finished off by sword and famine. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land.
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Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked?” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “Instead, don’t I take pleasure when he turns from his ways and lives?
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I searched for him, but he could not be found.
and be lost because of his great stupidity.
In such circumstances, I saw the wicked buried. They came and went from the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they did so. This too is futile.
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Before morning—it is gone!
This is the fate of those who plunder us
and the lot of those who ravage us.
Dying » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Of the wicked
They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like manure on the face of the earth. They will be finished off by sword and famine. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land.
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Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked?” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “Instead, don’t I take pleasure when he turns from his ways and lives?
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I searched for him, but he could not be found.
and be lost because of his great stupidity.
In such circumstances, I saw the wicked buried. They came and went from the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they did so. This too is futile.
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Before morning—it is gone!
This is the fate of those who plunder us
and the lot of those who ravage us.
ears » Of the wicked » Not inclined to hear God
Time and time again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: Turn, each one from his evil way of life, and correct your actions. Stop following other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I gave you and your ancestors. But you would not pay attention or obey Me.
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Yet they didn’t listen or pay attention but followed their own advice and according to their own stubborn, evil heart. They went backward and not forward.
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ears » Of the wicked » Stopped against God's word
like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear.
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ears » Of the wicked » Uncircumcised
“You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit; as your ancestors did, so do you.
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that they will listen?
Look, their ear is uncircumcised,
so they cannot pay attention.
See, the word of the Lord has become contemptible to them—
they find no pleasure in it.
ears » Of the wicked » Turned away from God's law
ears » Of the wicked » Itching
For the time will come when they will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear something new.
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Expectation » Of the wicked
Gaza too, and will writhe in great pain,
as will Ekron, for her hope will fail.
There will cease to be a king in Gaza,
and Ashkelon will become uninhabited.
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.
Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from all that the Jewish people expected.”
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Feet » People found at Christ's » Of the wicked
and they hurry to commit murder.
feet eager to run to evil,
and they rush to shed innocent blood.
Their thoughts are sinful thoughts;
ruin and wretchedness are in their paths.
Feet » Of the wicked » Swift to shed blood
and they hurry to commit murder.
Feet » Of the wicked » Ensnared
and he strays into its mesh.
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.
Feet » Of the wicked » Swift to mischief
feet eager to run to evil,
Glory » Of the wicked » Is in their shame
Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory is in their shame. They are focused on earthly things,
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Glory » Of the wicked » Ends in destruction
and opens wide its enormous jaws,
and down go Zion’s dignitaries, her masses,
her crowds, and those who carouse in her!
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so I will punish the leaders.
For the Lord of Hosts has tended His flock,
the house of Judah;
He will make them like His majestic steed in battle.
All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on His right and the goats on the left.
Happiness » Of the wicked » Often interrupted by judgments
when he is at peace, a robber attacks him.
While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the Lord’s anger burned against the people, and the Lord struck them with a very severe plague.
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Indeed You put them in slippery places; You make them fall into ruin. How suddenly they become a desolation! They come to an end, swept away by terrors. Like one waking from a dream, Lord, when arising, You will despise their image.
I will eliminate the sound of joy and gladness from them-the voice of the bridegroom and the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp. This whole land will become a desolate ruin, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for 70 years.
Happiness » Of the wicked » Illustrated
Then He told them a parable: "A rich man's land was very productive. He thought to himself, 'What should I do, since I don't have anywhere to store my crops? I will do this,' he said. 'I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there. read more.
Then I'll say to myself, "You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." ' "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared-whose will they be?'
Then I'll say to myself, "You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." ' "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared-whose will they be?'
I have seen a wicked, violent man well-rooted like a flourishing native tree. Then I passed by and noticed he was gone; I searched for him, but he could not be found.
Happiness » Of the wicked » Sometimes a stumbling-block to saints
it seemed hopeless
even if I bring a case against You.
Yet, I wish to contend with You:
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all the treacherous live at ease?
and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing.
So why do You tolerate those who are treacherous?
Why are You silent
while one
one
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Gluttony
butchering of cattle, slaughtering of sheep,
eating of meat, and drinking of wine—
“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
and burn incense to their fishing net,
for by these things their portion is rich
and their food plentiful.
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Vain pleasure
tambourine, flute, and wine.
They do not perceive the Lord’s actions,
and they do not see the work of His hands.
and rejoicing at the sound of the flute.
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is limited to this life
from men of the world
whose portion is in this life:
You fill their bellies with what You have in store;
their sons are satisfied,
and they leave their surplus to their children.
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Their wealth
and go down to Sheol in peace.
who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Their power
growing old and becoming powerful?
well-rooted
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Their worldly prosperity
do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,
by the man who carries out evil plans.
from men of the world
whose portion is in this life:
You fill their bellies with what You have in store;
their sons are satisfied,
and they leave their surplus to their children.
Trust in the Lord and do what is good; dwell in the land and live securely. Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart's desires.
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Drunkenness
let’s guzzle some beer;
and tomorrow will be like today,
only far better!”
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in pursuit of beer,
who linger into the evening,
inflamed by wine.
Happiness » Of the wicked » Woe against
and to those who feel secure on the hill of Samaria—
the notable people in this first of the nations,
those the house of Israel comes to.
Happiness » Of the wicked » Saints often permitted to see the end of
until I entered God's sanctuary. Then I understood their destiny. Indeed You put them in slippery places; You make them fall into ruin. How suddenly they become a desolation! They come to an end, swept away by terrors. read more.
Like one waking from a dream, Lord, when arising, You will despise their image.
Like one waking from a dream, Lord, when arising, You will despise their image.
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is vain
I said to myself, “Go ahead, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good.” But it turned out to be futile.
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so is the laughter of the fool.
This too is futile.
Happiness » Of the wicked » Herod
So on an appointed day, dressed in royal robes and seated on the throne, Herod delivered a public address to them. The populace began to shout, "It's the voice of a god and not of a man!" At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he became infected with worms and died.
Happiness » Of the wicked » Leads to recklessness
called for weeping,
and for the wearing of sackcloth.
Happiness » Of the wicked » Haman
That day Haman left full of joy and in good spirits.But when Haman saw Mordecai at the King's Gate, and Mordecai didn't rise or tremble in fear at his presence, Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai. Yet Haman controlled himself and went home. He sent for his friends and his wife Zeresh to join him. Then Haman described for them his glorious wealth and his many sons. He told them all how the king had promoted him in rank and given him a high position over the other officials and the royal staff.
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Successful oppression
catch them in their dragnet,
and gather them in their fishing net;
that is why they are glad and rejoice.
Happiness » Of the wicked » Leads to sorrow
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is uncertain
Happiness » Of the wicked » Exemplified » Israel
While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the Lord’s anger burned against the people, and the Lord struck them with a very severe plague.
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Happiness » Of the wicked » Is short
and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?
Happiness » Of the wicked » Marred by jealousy
Still, none of this satisfies me since I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the King’s Gate all the time.”
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Happiness » Of the wicked » Envy not
Happiness » Of the wicked » Belshazzar
King Belshazzar held a great feast for 1,000 of his nobles and drank wine in their presence.
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Herbs » Illustrative » Of the wicked
dismayed, and ashamed.
They are plants of the field,
tender grass,
grass on the rooftops,
blasted by the east wind.
Hope » Of the wicked
Gaza too, and will writhe in great pain,
as will Ekron, for her hope will fail.
There will cease to be a king in Gaza,
and Ashkelon will become uninhabited.
the hope of the godless
At that time you were without the Messiah, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
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or called fine gold my trust,
Their way of escape will be cut off,
and their only hope is their last breath.
when God takes away his life?
Hope » Messianic » Of the wicked
the hope of the godless
Their way of escape will be cut off,
and their only hope is their last breath.
when God takes away his life?
from generation to generation without calamity.”
Hope » Of the wicked » Shall perish
the hope of the godless
Their way of escape will be cut off,
and their only hope is their last breath.
Hope » Of the wicked » Shall make them ashamed
Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed. And the inhabitants of this coastland will say on that day: Look, this is what has happened to those we relied on and fled to for help to rescue [us] from the king of Assyria! Now, how will we escape?"
Hope » Of the wicked » Is in their worldly possessions
or called fine gold my trust,
Hope » Of the wicked » Shall be extinguished in death
when God takes away his life?
Joy » Of the wicked
and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?
All that my eyes desired, I did not deny them. I did not refuse myself any pleasure, for I took pleasure in all my struggles. This was my reward for all my struggles.
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so is the laughter of the fool.
This too is futile.
no one is singing or shouting for joy in the vineyards.
No one tramples grapes
I have put an end to the shouting.
Be miserable and mourn and weep. Your laughter must change to mourning and your joy to sorrow.
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but a man with understanding walks a straight path.
For if a man should live many years, let him rejoice in them all, and let him remember the days of darkness, since they will be many. All that comes is futile. Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. And walk in the ways of your heart and in the sights of your eyes; but know that for all of these things God will bring you to judgment.
Joy » Of the wicked » Is derived from earthly pleasures
and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth.
And walk in the ways of your heart
and in the sight of your eyes;
but know that for all of these things God will bring you to judgment.
All that my eyes desired, I did not deny them. I did not refuse myself any pleasure, for I took pleasure in all my struggles. This was my reward for all my struggles.
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Joy » Of the wicked » Is short-lived
and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?
so is the laughter of the fool.
This too is futile.
Joy » Of the wicked » Is derived from folly
but a man with understanding walks a straight path.
Joy » Of the wicked » Is delusive
Joy » Of the wicked » Shall be taken away
no one is singing or shouting for joy in the vineyards.
No one tramples grapes
I have put an end to the shouting.
Joy » Of the wicked » Should be turned into mourning
Be miserable and mourn and weep. Your laughter must change to mourning and your joy to sorrow.
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Man » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Of the wicked
They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like manure on the face of the earth. They will be finished off by sword and famine. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land.
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Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked?” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “Instead, don’t I take pleasure when he turns from his ways and lives?
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I searched for him, but he could not be found.
and be lost because of his great stupidity.
In such circumstances, I saw the wicked buried. They came and went from the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they did so. This too is futile.
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Before morning—it is gone!
This is the fate of those who plunder us
and the lot of those who ravage us.
Name » Of the wicked
The Lord will not be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that person, and every curse written in this scroll will descend on him. The Lord will blot out his name under heaven,
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Leave Me alone, and I will destroy them and blot out their name under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation stronger and more numerous than they.’
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You have destroyed the wicked;
You have erased their name forever and ever.
let their name be blotted out in the next generation.
“I will rise up against them”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts—“and I will cut off from Babylon her reputation, remnant, offspring, and posterity”—this is the Lord’s declaration.
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Names » Of the wicked » Reprobates
Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith. Examine yourselves. Or do you yourselves not recognize that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless you fail the test.
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Names » Of the wicked » Children of belial
that wicked men have sprung up among you, led the inhabitants of their city astray, and said, ‘Let us go and worship other gods,’ which you have not known,
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Names » Of the wicked » Enemies of the cross
For I have often told you, and now say again with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
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Names » Of the wicked » Evil generation
this is their defect
but a devious and crooked generation.
Names » Of the wicked » Dogs
Names » Of the wicked » Children of the bondwoman
Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman.
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Names » Of the wicked » Children of the wicked one
He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds of flour until it spread through all of it.”
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Names » Of the wicked » Children of disobedience
in which you previously walked according to the ways of this world, according to the ruler who exercises authority over the lower heavens, the spirit now working in the disobedient.
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Names » Of the wicked » Children of wrath
We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath as the others were also.
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Names » Of the wicked » Whited sepulchres
Names » Of the wicked » Children of hell
Names » Of the wicked » Evil men
don’t proceed in the way of evil ones.
Names » Of the wicked » Tares
Names » Of the wicked » Goats
Names » Of the wicked » Cursed children
They have eyes full of adultery and are always looking for sin. They seduce unstable people and have hearts trained in greed. Children under a curse!
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Names » Of the wicked » Wolves
Names » Of the wicked » Children of the devil
This is how God’s children—and the Devil’s children—are made evident.
Whoever does not do what is right is not of God, especially the one who does not love his brother.
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Whoever does not do what is right is not of God, especially the one who does not love his brother.
Names » Of the wicked » Abominable branches
He stirs up the spirits of the departed for you—
all the rulers
He makes all the kings of the nations
rise from their thrones.
Names » Of the wicked » Rebellious children
This is the Lord’s declaration.
They carry out a plan,
they make an alliance,
but against My will,
piling sin on top of sin.
Names » Of the wicked » Rebellious nation
He said to me: “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to the rebellious pagans who have rebelled against Me. The Israelites and their ancestors have transgressed against Me to this day.
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Names » Of the wicked » Rebellious people
deceptive children,
children who do not want to obey the Lord’s instruction.
Names » Of the wicked » Vessels of wrath
And what if God, desiring to display His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience objects of wrath ready for destruction?
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Names » Of the wicked » Enemies, God's
Lord, Your right hand shattered the enemy.
Names » Of the wicked » Transgressors
Names » Of the wicked » The unGodly
For God’s wrath is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth,
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Names » Of the wicked » Enemies of righteousness
and said, “You son of the Devil, full of all deceit and all fraud, enemy of all righteousness! Won’t you ever stop perverting the straight paths of the Lord?
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Names » Of the wicked » Evil doers
but those who put their hope in the Lord
will inherit the land.
Names » Of the wicked » Fools
For the choir director: on Mahalath. A Davidic Maskil. The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”
They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
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They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
Names » Of the wicked » Children of the world
Names » Of the wicked » Children of pride
he is king over all the proud beasts.
Names » Of the wicked » Wandering stars
wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shameful deeds; wandering stars for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved forever!
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Prudence » Of the wicked » Defeated by God
with wonder after wonder.
The wisdom of their wise men will vanish,
and the understanding of the perceptive will be hidden.
For it is written:
I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and I will set aside the understanding of the experts.
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and I will set aside the understanding of the experts.
Prudence » Of the wicked » Denounced by God
to hide their plans from the Lord.
They do their works in darkness,
and say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”
and clever in their own sight.
Prudence » Of the wicked » Keeps them from the knowledge of the gospel
At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to infants.
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Prudence » Of the wicked » Fails in times of perplexity
About Edom, this is what the Lord of Hosts says:
Is there no longer wisdom in Teman?
Has counsel perished from the prudent?
Has their wisdom rotted away?
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Has counsel perished from the prudent?
Has their wisdom rotted away?
Punishment » Of the wicked
but wrath and indignation to those who are self-seeking and disobey the truth but are obeying unrighteousness;
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and punish the men who settle down comfortably,
who say to themselves:
The Lord will not do good or evil.
How much worse punishment do you think one will deserve who has trampled on the Son of God, regarded as profane the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
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and their own iniquity,
I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant
and humiliate the insolence of tyrants.
to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity.
The earth will reveal the blood shed on it
and will no longer conceal her slain.
fury to His enemies,
retribution to His foes,
and He will repay the coastlands.
this is the Lord’s declaration.
I will kindle a fire in its forest
that will consume everything around it.’”
Servants » Bond, illustrative » Of the wicked
Don’t you know that if you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of that one you obey—either of sin leading to death or of obedience leading to righteousness?
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They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them.
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I am using a human analogy because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you offered the parts of yourselves as slaves to moral impurity, and to greater and greater lawlessness, so now offer them as slaves to righteousness, which results in sanctification.
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Sin » Punishment of » Of the wicked
but wrath and indignation to those who are self-seeking and disobey the truth but are obeying unrighteousness;
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and punish the men who settle down comfortably,
who say to themselves:
The Lord will not do good or evil.
How much worse punishment do you think one will deserve who has trampled on the Son of God, regarded as profane the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
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and their own iniquity,
I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant
and humiliate the insolence of tyrants.
to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity.
The earth will reveal the blood shed on it
and will no longer conceal her slain.
fury to His enemies,
retribution to His foes,
and He will repay the coastlands.
this is the Lord’s declaration.
I will kindle a fire in its forest
that will consume everything around it.’”
Swords » Illustrative » Of the wicked
Confront him; bring him down.
With Your sword, save me from the wicked.
Torments » Of the wicked
he will also drink the wine of God's wrath, which is mixed full strength in the cup of His anger. He will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the sight of the holy angels and in the sight of the Lamb, and the smoke of their torment will go up forever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or anyone who receives the mark of his name.
And being in torment in Hades, he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off, with Lazarus at his side. 'Father Abraham!' he called out, 'Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame!' " 'Son,' Abraham said, 'remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony. read more.
Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to pass over from here to you cannot; neither can those from there cross over to us.' " 'Father,' he said, 'then I beg you to send him to my father's house- because I have five brothers-to warn them, so they won't also come to this place of torment.'
Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to pass over from here to you cannot; neither can those from there cross over to us.' " 'Father,' he said, 'then I beg you to send him to my father's house- because I have five brothers-to warn them, so they won't also come to this place of torment.'
Trust » Of the wicked » Is in wealth
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.
and boast of their abundant riches.
you will be captured also.
Chemosh
with his priests and officials.
But the disciples were astonished at His words. Again Jesus said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
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who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”
Trust » Of the wicked » Shall make them ashamed
Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
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and refuge in Egypt’s shadow your disgrace.
because of a people who can’t help.
They are of no benefit, they are no help;
they are good for nothing but shame and reproach.
Trust » Of the wicked » Is in falsehood
and we have made an agreement with Sheol;
when the overwhelming scourge passes through,
it will not touch us,
because we have made falsehood our refuge
and have hidden behind treachery.”
what I have decreed for you—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
because you have forgotten Me
and trusted in Falsehood.
Trust » Of the wicked » Is in idols
after its craftsman carves it?
It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies.
For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it
and makes idols that cannot speak.
those who trust in idols
and say to metal-plated images:
You are our gods!
Trust » Of the wicked » Is in earthly alliances
without asking My advice,
in order to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection
and take refuge in Egypt’s shadow.
However, this king revolted against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt so they might give him horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still escape?
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Trust » Of the wicked » Is vain and delusive
with your hands on your head
since the Lord has rejected those you trust;
you will not succeed even with their help.
Trust » Of the wicked » Is not in God
she has not accepted discipline.
She has not trusted
she has not drawn near to her God.
or rely on His salvation.
Trust » Of the wicked » Is in man
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in nobles.
Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem, and the lords of Shechem trusted him.
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Trust » Of the wicked » Shall be destroyed
and your agreement with Sheol will not last.
When the overwhelming scourge passes through,
you will be trampled.
and marched away to the king of terrors.
Trust » Of the wicked » Is in vanity
no one pleads honestly.
They trust in empty and worthless words;
they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.
for what he gets in exchange will prove worthless.
Trust » Of the wicked » Is in their own righteousness
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else:
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Trust » Of the wicked » Is in their own heart
Unicorn » Illustrative » Of the wicked
and young bulls with the mighty bulls.
Their land will be soaked with
and their soil will be saturated with fat.
Wailing » Of the wicked
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the wicked
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