Wicked

The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.

The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.

The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.

The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.

The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.

Wicked behavior is detestable for kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.

A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.

With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.

Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.

A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.

A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.

Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin.

The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.

The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!

A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.

Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.

For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.

Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.

For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.

When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.

When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.

If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.

When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.

An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.

I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”

In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.

Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?

Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.

Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.

There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.

There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.

It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow.

Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.

Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

…but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.

I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.

The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.

You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned.

Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.

Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.

“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”

He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.

Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.

“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”

Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?

For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.

They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.

The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.

What right has My beloved in My house, having carried out so many evil schemes? Can consecrated meat avert your doom? When you are wicked, then you rejoice.

Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?

But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage.

I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.”

Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.

The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.

Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.

Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.

Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.”

Perhaps they will bring their petition before the LORD, and each one will turn from his wicked way; for great are the anger and fury that the LORD has pronounced against this people.”

If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.

If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.

If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.

But if you warn a wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved yourself.

But if you warn a wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved yourself.

This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cry out “Alas!” because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel, who will fall by sword and famine and plague.

And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them.

So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.

Then He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations they are committing here.”

And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city.

Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,

“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way?

Therefore speak to them and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to his great idolatry,

For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the LORD will answer him Myself.

The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.