Psalms 73:12

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Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 52:7 : 7 “Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others.”
  • Ps 62:10 : 10 Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!
  • Jer 5:17 : 17 They will eat up your crops and your food. They will kill off your sons and your daughters. They will eat up your sheep and your cattle. They will destroy your vines and your fig trees. Their weapons will batter down the fortified cities you trust in.
  • Jer 5:28 : 28 That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.
  • Jer 12:1-2 : 1 LORD, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives? 2 You plant them like trees and they put down their roots. They grow prosperous and are very fruitful. They always talk about you, but they really care nothing about you.
  • Hos 12:7-8 : 7 The Lord Refutes Israel’s False Claim of Innocence The businessmen love to cheat; they use dishonest scales. 8 Ephraim boasts,“I am very rich! I have become wealthy! In all that I have done to gain my wealth, no one can accuse me of any offense that is actually sinful.”
  • Luke 16:19 : 19 The Rich Man and Lazarus“There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
  • Jas 5:1-3 : 1 Warning to the Rich Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you. 2 Your riches have rotted and your clothing has become moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure!
  • Ps 17:14 : 14 LORD, use your power to deliver me from these murderers, from the murderers of this world! They enjoy prosperity; you overwhelm them with the riches they desire. They have many children, and leave their wealth to their offspring.
  • Ps 37:35 : 35 I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.
  • Ps 49:6 : 6 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

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  • Ps 73:3-8
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    3For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.

    4For they suffer no pain; their bodies are strong and well-fed.

    5They are immune to the trouble common to men; they do not suffer as other men do.

    6Arrogance is their necklace, and violence covers them like clothing.

    7Their prosperity causes them to do wrong; their thoughts are sinful.

    8They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

  • Job 12:6
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    6But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident– who carry their god in their hands.

  • Ps 52:6-7
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    6When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying:

    7“Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others.”

  • Ps 73:11
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    11They say,“How does God know what we do? Is the Most High aware of what goes on?”

  • Job 21:7
    73%

    7The Wicked Prosper“Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?

  • Jer 12:1
    72%

    1LORD, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?

  • Ps 49:6
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    6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

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

  • Ps 1:4-6
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    4Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff.

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

    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • Job 18:21
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    21‘Surely such is the residence of an evil man; and this is the place of one who has not known God.’”

  • Jer 5:28
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    28That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.

  • Mal 3:15
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    15So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. In fact, those who challenge God escape!’”

  • Prov 11:31
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    31If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!

  • Ps 10:2-3
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    2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

    3Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the LORD.

  • Job 21:13
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    13They live out their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.

  • Prov 28:28
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    28When the wicked gain control, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

  • Job 22:18-19
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    18But it was he who filled their houses with good things– yet the counsel of the wicked was far from me.

    19The righteous see their destruction and rejoice; the innocent mock them scornfully, saying,

  • Prov 13:7
    71%

    7There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

  • Ps 73:13
    71%

    13I concluded,“Surely in vain I have kept my motives pure and maintained a pure lifestyle.

  • Ps 12:8
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    8for the wicked seem to be everywhere, when people promote evil.

  • Ps 92:7
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    7When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

  • Eccl 5:13
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    13Materialism Thwarts Enjoyment of Life Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.

  • Eccl 5:11
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    11When someone’s prosperity increases, those who consume it also increase; so what does its owner gain, except that he gets to see it with his eyes?

  • 1 Tim 6:17
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    17Command those who are rich in this world’s goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.

  • Ps 112:10
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    10When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

  • Prov 11:4
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    4Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Job 27:13
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    13This is the portion of the wicked man allotted by God, the inheritance that evildoers receive from the Almighty.

  • Ps 112:3
    70%

    3His house contains wealth and riches; his integrity endures.

  • Ps 62:10
    70%

    10Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!

  • Eccl 7:15
    69%

    15Exceptions to the Law of Retribution During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.

  • Ps 37:10
    69%

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

  • Ps 39:6
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    6Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”

  • Prov 12:7
    69%

    7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.

  • Job 34:8
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    8He goes about in company with evildoers, he goes along with wicked men.

  • Eccl 8:13
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    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.

  • Ps 69:27
    69%

    27Hold them accountable for all their sins! Do not vindicate them!

  • Ps 36:1
    69%

    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,

  • Prov 28:12
    68%

    12When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.

  • Ps 37:35
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    35I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.