Verse 23

The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

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  • Rom 2:8-9 : 8 But to those who are self-seeking, who disobey the truth and obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and anger. 9 There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does what is evil, first for the Jew, then also for the Gentile.
  • Prov 10:28 : 28 The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
  • Prov 11:7 : 7 When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of strength is lost.
  • Isa 26:9 : 9 My soul yearns for You in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks You. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
  • Jer 17:16 : 16 I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You. I have not desired the day of disaster. You know what has come from my lips; it was before You.
  • Matt 5:6 : 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts and listen with Your ear.
  • Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing I have asked from the Lord; this I will seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple.
  • Ps 37:4 : 4 Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
  • Ps 39:7-8 : 7 Surely, man goes about as a shadow; surely, they make an uproar over nothing; he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will gather it. 8 And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.
  • Ps 119:5 : 5 Oh, that my ways were steadfast in keeping Your statutes!
  • Ps 119:10 : 10 With all my heart I seek You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
  • Heb 10:27 : 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.