Wicked (People)
A 19th-century editor grouped these passages under ‘Wicked (People)’. It’s a historical finding aid — one editor’s arrangement of the text, not Scripture’s own.
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
Showing 169–192 of 761 verses grouped under this topic.
Nave's Topical Bible
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
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A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.
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When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
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By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
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Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death. Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways…
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The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
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Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
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A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
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The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful. The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them. The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the…
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An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
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No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
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A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
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Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
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Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded.
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A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy gains healing.
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Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.
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The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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Don’t they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
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The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.
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In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
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The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, the treacherous for the upright.
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There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold.
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Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.
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The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
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Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.