Isaiah 57:21

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

There will be no prosperity,” says my God,“for the wicked.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 48:22 : 22 There will be no prosperity for the wicked,” says the LORD.
  • Isa 59:8 : 8 They are unfamiliar with peace; their deeds are unjust. They use deceitful methods, and whoever deals with them is unfamiliar with peace.
  • Rom 3:16-17 : 16 ruin and misery are in their paths, 17 and the way of peace they have not known.”
  • 2 Kgs 9:22 : 22 When Jehoram saw Jehu, he asked,“Is everything all right, Jehu?” He replied,“How can everything be all right as long as your mother Jezebel promotes idolatry and pagan practices?”
  • Isa 3:11 : 11 Woe to the wicked sinners! For they will get exactly what they deserve.

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  • Isa 48:22
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    22There will be no prosperity for the wicked,” says the LORD.

  • Isa 57:20
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    20But the wicked are like a surging sea that is unable to be quiet; its waves toss up mud and sand.

  • Isa 59:8
    75%

    8They are unfamiliar with peace; their deeds are unjust. They use deceitful methods, and whoever deals with them is unfamiliar with peace.

  • Rom 3:16-17
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    16ruin and misery are in their paths,

    17and the way of peace they have not known.”

  • Ezek 7:25
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    25Terror is coming! They will seek peace, but find none.

  • Ps 28:3
    73%

    3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

  • Prov 12:20-21
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    20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.

    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

  • Ps 36:1
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    1For the music director; written by the LORD’s servant, David; an oracle. An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God,

  • Jer 8:11
    72%

    11They offer only superficial help for the hurt my dear people have suffered. They say,“Everything will be all right!” But everything is not all right!

  • Job 3:17
    72%

    17There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.

  • Eccl 8:13
    71%

    13But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.

  • Jer 6:14
    71%

    14They offer only superficial help for the harm my people have suffered. They say,‘Everything will be all right!’ But everything is not all right!

  • Job 21:16
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    16But their prosperity is not their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

  • Jer 25:37
    71%

    37Their peaceful dwelling places will be laid waste by the fierce anger of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 15:5
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    5In those days no one could travel safely, for total chaos had overtaken all the people of the surrounding lands.

  • Isa 3:11
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    11Woe to the wicked sinners! For they will get exactly what they deserve.

  • Ps 35:20
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    20For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who live peacefully in the land.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Ps 55:10-11
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    10Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it.

    11Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square.

  • Job 31:3
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    3Is it not misfortune for the unjust, and disaster for those who work iniquity?

  • Ps 120:6-7
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    6For too long I have had to reside with those who hate peace.

    7I am committed to peace, but when I speak, they want to make war.

  • Ps 50:16
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    16God says this to the evildoer:“How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?

  • Ps 5:4
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    4Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil; evil people cannot dwell with you.

  • Ps 34:21
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    21Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

  • Jer 23:17
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    17They continually say to those who reject what the LORD has said,‘Things will go well for you!’ They say to all those who follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts,‘Nothing bad will happen to you!’

  • Job 18:21
    69%

    21‘Surely such is the residence of an evil man; and this is the place of one who has not known God.’”

  • Ps 37:10
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    10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

  • Jer 8:15
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    15We hoped for good fortune, but nothing good has come of it. We hoped for a time of relief, but instead we experience terror.

  • Ezek 13:16
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    16those prophets of Israel who would prophesy about Jerusalem and would see visions of peace for it, when there was no peace,” declares the Sovereign LORD.’

  • Prov 24:19-20
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    19Do not fret because of evil people or be envious of wicked people,

    20for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

  • Prov 10:30
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    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

  • Rom 3:11
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    11there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God.

  • Ps 53:1
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    1For the music director; according to the machalath style; a well-written song by David. Fools say to themselves,“There is no God.” They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

  • Ps 1:5
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    5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

  • 1 Sam 24:13
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    13It’s like the old proverb says:‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Ps 37:32
    68%

    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

  • Job 20:29
    68%

    29Such is the lot God allots the wicked, and the heritage of his appointment from God.”

  • Ezek 7:11
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    11Violence has grown into a staff that supports wickedness. Not one of them will be left– not from their crowd, not from their wealth, not from their prominence.

  • Ps 7:11
    68%

    11God is a just judge; he is angry throughout the day.

  • Ps 37:38
    68%

    38Sinful rebels are totally destroyed; evil men have no future.

  • Nah 1:11
    68%

    11From you, O Nineveh, one has marched forth who plots evil against the LORD, a wicked military strategist.

  • Jer 30:23
    68%

    23Just watch! The wrath of the LORD will come like a storm. Like a raging storm it will rage down on the heads of those who are wicked.