Verse 7

When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of strength is lost.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:28 : 28 The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
  • Job 8:13-14 : 13 Such is the fate of all who forget God; the hope of the godless will perish. 14 Their confidence is easily cut off, and their trust is like a spider's web.
  • Job 11:20 : 20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will vanish from them; their only hope is the exhalation of life.
  • Ps 146:4 : 4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day their plans perish.
  • Exod 15:9-9 : 9 The enemy said, 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoils; my desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.' 10 But You blew with Your wind, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
  • Prov 14:32 : 32 The wicked are brought down by their own evil, but the righteous take refuge when they die.
  • Ezek 28:9 : 9 Will you still say, “I am a god,” in the presence of those who kill you? Yet you are a man and not a god in the hands of those who wound you.
  • Luke 12:19-20 : 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and be merry.”' 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This very night your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared—who will they belong to?'