Verse 23

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

Referenced Verses

• Rom 2:8-9 : 8 but to those who are self-seeking, and don't obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath and indignation, 9 oppression and anguish, on every soul of man who works evil, on the Jew first, and also on the Greek.
• Prov 10:28 : 28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, But the hope of the wicked will perish.
• Prov 11:7 : 7 When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, And expectation of power comes to nothing.
• Isa 26:9 : 9 With my soul have I desired you in the night; yes, with my spirit within me will I seek you earnestly: for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
• Jer 17:16 : 16 As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you; neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was before your face.
• Matt 5:6 : 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, For they shall be filled.
• Ps 10:17 : 17 Yahweh, 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 asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after, That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, To see Yahweh's beauty, And to inquire in his temple.
• Ps 37:4 : 4 Also delight yourself in Yahweh, And he will give you the desires of your heart.
• Ps 39:7-8 : 7 Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you. 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don't make me the reproach of the foolish.
• Ps 119:5 : 5 Oh that my ways were steadfast To obey your statutes!
• Ps 119:10 : 10 With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don't let me wander from your commandments.
• Heb 10:27 : 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries.