Psalm 92:7
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7 that though (A)the wicked sprout like grass
and all (B)evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction forever;
Psalm 73:18-20
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Psalm 37:38
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38 But (A)transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
the future of the wicked (B)shall be cut off.
1 Peter 1:24
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24 for
(A)“All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and the flower falls,
Psalm 37:35-36
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35 (A)I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
spreading himself like (B)a green laurel tree.[a]
36 But he passed away,[b] and behold, (C)he was no more;
though I sought him, he could not be found.
Footnotes
- Psalm 37:35 The identity of this tree is uncertain
- Psalm 37:36 Or But one passed by
Psalm 37:1-2
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He Will Not Forsake His Saints
[a] Of David.
37 (A)Fret not yourself because of evildoers;
be not (B)envious of wrongdoers!
2 For they will soon (C)fade like (D)the grass
and wither (E)like the green herb.
Footnotes
- Psalm 37:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
James 1:10-11
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10 and (A)the rich in his humiliation, because (B)like a flower of the grass[a] he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and (C)withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
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- James 1:10 Or a wild flower
Malachi 4:1
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The Great Day of the Lord
4 [a] “For behold, (A)the day is coming, (B)burning like an oven, when (C)all the arrogant and (D)all evildoers (E)will be stubble. The day that is coming (F)shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
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- Malachi 4:1 Ch 4:1–6 is ch 3:19–24 in Hebrew
Jeremiah 12:1-2
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Jeremiah's Complaint
12 (A)Righteous are you, O Lord,
when I complain to you;
yet I would plead my case before you.
(B)Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all (C)who are treacherous thrive?
2 You plant them, and they take root;
they grow and produce fruit;
(D)you are near in their mouth
and far from their heart.
Malachi 3:15
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15 And now we call (A)the arrogant blessed. (B)Evildoers not only prosper but (C)they put God to the test and they escape.’”
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Psalm 73:12
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12 Behold, these are the wicked;
always at ease, they (A)increase in riches.
Job 12:6
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6 (A)The tents of robbers are at peace,
and those who provoke God are secure,
who bring their god in their hand.[a]
Footnotes
- Job 12:6 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Luke 16:19-25
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was clothed in (A)purple and fine linen and (B)who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate (C)was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who desired to be fed with (D)what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 The poor man died and was carried by (E)the angels (F)to Abraham's side.[a] The rich man also died and was buried, 23 and in (G)Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and (H)saw Abraham far off and Lazarus (I)at his side. 24 And he called out, (J)‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and (K)cool my tongue, for (L)I am in anguish in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that (M)you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.
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- Luke 16:22 Greek bosom; also verse 23
Job 21:7-12
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7 (A)Why do the wicked live,
reach old age, and grow mighty in power?
8 Their (B)offspring are established in their presence,
and their descendants before their eyes.
9 Their houses are (C)safe from fear,
and (D)no rod of God is upon them.
10 Their bull breeds without fail;
their cow calves and (E)does not miscarry.
11 They send out their (F)little boys like a flock,
and their children dance.
12 They sing to (G)the tambourine and (H)the lyre
and rejoice to the sound of (I)the pipe.
Isaiah 37:27
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27 while their inhabitants, shorn of strength,
are dismayed and confounded,
and have become like plants of the field
and like tender grass,
like grass on the housetops,
blighted[a] before it is grown.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 37:27 Some Hebrew manuscripts and 2 Kings 19:26; most Hebrew manuscripts a field
Isaiah 40:6-7
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The Word of God Stands Forever
6 A voice says, “Cry!”
And I said,[a] “What shall I cry?”
(A)All flesh is grass,
and all its beauty[b] is like the flower of the field.
7 The grass withers, the flower fades
when the breath of the Lord blows on it;
surely the people are grass.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:6 Revocalization based on Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Vulgate; Masoretic Text And someone says
- Isaiah 40:6 Or all its constancy
Proverbs 1:32
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32 For the simple are killed by (A)their turning away,
and (B)the complacency of fools destroys them;
Psalm 94:4
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1 Samuel 25:36-38
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36 And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, (A)he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart (B)was merry within him, for he was very drunk. So she told him nothing (C)at all until the morning light. 37 In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. 38 And about ten days later (D)the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.
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