Proverbs 10:25
New Living Translation
25 When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away,
but the godly have a lasting foundation.
Psalm 15:5
New Living Translation
5 Those who lend money without charging interest,
and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent.
Such people will stand firm forever.
Matthew 7:24-27
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Building on a Solid Foundation
24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. 25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. 26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. 27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”
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Psalm 58:9
New Living Translation
9 God will sweep them away, both young and old,
faster than a pot heats over burning thorns.
Proverbs 12:3
New Living Translation
3 Wickedness never brings stability,
but the godly have deep roots.
2 Timothy 2:19
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19 But God’s truth stands firm like a foundation stone with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,”[a] and “All who belong to the Lord must turn away from evil.”[b]
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1 Timothy 6:19
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19 By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may experience true life.
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Ephesians 2:20
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20 Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself.
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Matthew 16:18
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18 Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’),[a] and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell[b] will not conquer it.
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Isaiah 40:24
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24 They hardly get started, barely taking root,
when he blows on them and they wither.
The wind carries them off like chaff.
Proverbs 12:7
New Living Translation
7 The wicked die and disappear,
but the family of the godly stands firm.
Proverbs 1:27
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27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone,
and anguish and distress overwhelm you.
Job 21:18
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18 Are they driven before the wind like straw?
Are they carried away by the storm like chaff?
Not at all!
Proverbs 10:30
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30 The godly will never be disturbed,
but the wicked will be removed from the land.
Psalm 73:18-20
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18 Truly, you put them on a slippery path
and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
19 In an instant they are destroyed,
completely swept away by terrors.
20 When you arise, O Lord,
you will laugh at their silly ideas
as a person laughs at dreams in the morning.
Psalm 37:9-10
New Living Translation
9 For the wicked will be destroyed,
but those who trust in the Lord will possess the land.
10 Soon the wicked will disappear.
Though you look for them, they will be gone.
Job 27:19-21
New Living Translation
19 The wicked go to bed rich
but wake to find that all their wealth is gone.
20 Terror overwhelms them like a flood,
and they are blown away in the storms of the night.
21 The east wind carries them away, and they are gone.
It sweeps them away.
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