Proverbs 11:23
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23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked (A)is wrath.
Romans 2:8-9
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8 but to those who are self-seeking and (A)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, 9 tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew (B)first and also of the [a]Greek;
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- Romans 2:9 Gentile
Proverbs 10:28
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28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
But the (A)expectation of the wicked will perish.
Hebrews 10:27
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27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and (A)fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.
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Matthew 5:6
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Jeremiah 17:16
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16 As for me, (A)I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You,
Nor have I desired the woeful day;
You know what came out of my lips;
It was right there before You.
Isaiah 26:9
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9 (A)With my soul I have desired You in the night,
Yes, by 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.
Proverbs 11:7
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7 When a wicked man dies, his expectation will (A)perish,
And the hope of the unjust perishes.
Psalm 119:10
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10 With my whole heart I have (A)sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
Psalm 119:5
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5 Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!
Psalm 39:7-8
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7 “And now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My (A)hope is in You.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions;
Do not make me (B)the reproach of the foolish.
Psalm 37:4
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Psalm 27:4
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4 (A)One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek:
That I may (B)dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life,
To behold the [a]beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.
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- Psalm 27:4 delightfulness
Psalm 10:17
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17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will prepare their heart;
You will cause Your ear to hear,
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