Psalm 32:10
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10 Many sorrows come to the wicked,
but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the Lord.
Isaiah 12:2-3
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2 See, God has come to save me.
I will trust in him and not be afraid.
The Lord God is my strength and my song;
he has given me victory.”
3 With joy you will drink deeply
from the fountain of salvation!
Proverbs 16:20
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20 Those who listen to instruction will prosper;
those who trust the Lord will be joyful.
Proverbs 13:21
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21 Trouble chases sinners,
while blessings reward the righteous.
Romans 2:8-9
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8 But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness. 9 There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.[a]
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Psalm 147:11
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11 No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear him,
those who put their hope in his unfailing love.
Psalm 34:8
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8 Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
Psalm 5:12
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12 For you bless the godly, O Lord;
you surround them with your shield of love.
1 Timothy 6:10
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10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
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Psalm 146:5
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5 But joyful are those who have the God of Israel[a] as their helper,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
Psalm 84:12
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12 O Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
what joy for those who trust in you.
Psalm 34:19-21
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19 The righteous person faces many troubles,
but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
20 For the Lord protects the bones of the righteous;
not one of them is broken!
21 Calamity will surely destroy the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be punished.
Psalm 16:4
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4 Troubles multiply for those who chase after other gods.
I will not take part in their sacrifices of blood
or even speak the names of their gods.
Psalm 2:12
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12 Submit to God’s royal son,[a] or he will become angry,
and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities—
for his anger flares up in an instant.
But what joy for all who take refuge in him!
Footnotes
- 2:12 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Isaiah 3:11
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11 But the wicked are doomed,
for they will get exactly what they deserve.
Psalm 140:11
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11 Don’t let liars prosper here in our land.
Cause great disasters to fall on the violent.
Psalm 40:4
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4 Oh, the joys of those who trust the Lord,
who have no confidence in the proud
or in those who worship idols.
Jeremiah 17:7-8
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7 “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord
and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.
8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit.
Isaiah 57:21
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21 There is no peace for the wicked,”
says my God.
Ecclesiastes 8:12
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12 But even though a person sins a hundred times and still lives a long time, I know that those who fear God will be better off.
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