Proverbs 10:28
“The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.”
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
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Cross-References
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”
“When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.”
“The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.”
“His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.”
“So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:”