Ecclesiastes 8:13
New Living Translation
13 The wicked will not prosper, for they do not fear God. Their days will never grow long like the evening shadows.
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Ecclesiastes 6:12
New Living Translation
12 In the few days of our meaningless lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? Our lives are like a shadow. Who can tell what will happen on this earth after we are gone?
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Isaiah 3:11
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11 But the wicked are doomed,
for they will get exactly what they deserve.
Job 14:2
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2 We blossom like a flower and then wither.
Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear.
Malachi 3:18
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18 Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
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Isaiah 57:21
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21 There is no peace for the wicked,”
says my God.
2 Peter 2:3
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3 In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed.
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James 4:14
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14 How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.
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John 5:29
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29 and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to experience eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to experience judgment.
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Matthew 13:49-50
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49 That is the way it will be at the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked people from the righteous, 50 throwing the wicked into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Isaiah 30:13
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13 calamity will come upon you suddenly—
like a bulging wall that bursts and falls.
In an instant it will collapse
and come crashing down.
Psalm 144:4
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4 For they are like a breath of air;
their days are like a passing shadow.
Psalm 55:23
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23 But you, O God, will send the wicked
down to the pit of destruction.
Murderers and liars will die young,
but I am trusting you to save me.
Psalm 39:5
New Living Translation
5 You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.” Interlude
Psalm 11:5
New Living Translation
5 The Lord examines both the righteous and the wicked.
He hates those who love violence.
Job 21:30
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30 Evil people are spared in times of calamity
and are allowed to escape disaster.
Job 20:5
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5 the triumph of the wicked has been short lived
and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?
Job 18:5
New Living Translation
5 “Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
The sparks of their fire will not glow.
Job 7:6-7
New Living Translation
Job Cries Out to God
6 “My days fly faster than a weaver’s shuttle.
They end without hope.
7 O God, remember that my life is but a breath,
and I will never again feel happiness.
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