Verse 23

The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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  • Rom 2:8-9 : 8 But to those who are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
  • Prov 10:28 : 28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness, but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
  • Prov 11:7 : 7 When a wicked man dies, his hope shall perish, and the expectation of unjust men perishes.
  • Isa 26:9 : 9 With my soul I have desired You in the night; yes, with my spirit within me I will seek You early; for when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
  • Jer 17:16 : 16 As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd to follow you: neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was right before you.
  • Matt 5:6 : 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,
  • Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing I have desired of the LORD, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple.
  • Ps 37:4 : 4 Delight yourself also in the LORD, and he shall give you the desires of your heart.
  • Ps 39:7-8 : 7 And now, Lord, what do I wait for? my hope is in you. 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: do not make me the reproach of the foolish.
  • Ps 119:5 : 5 Oh that my ways were directed to keep Your statutes!
  • Ps 119:10 : 10 With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your commandments.
  • Heb 10:27 : 27 But a certain fearful expectation of judgment and fiery indignation, which will devour the adversaries.