6 I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me. 7 May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust. 8 For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Job 27:6–8
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Job 13:14–16
14 Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands? 15 Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face. 16 Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.
Proverbs 11:6–8
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires. 7 When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes. 8 The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes…
Job 16:10–12
10 They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me. 11 God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked. 12 I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me.…
Psalms 35:3–5
3 Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.” 4 May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded. 5 May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the…
Job 8:19–21
19 Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust. 20 Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers. 21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
Proverbs 24:19–21
19 Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked. 20 For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished. 21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
Psalms 54:4–6
4 Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul. 5 He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them. 6 Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.
Job 31:2–4
2 For what is the allotment of God from above, or the heritage from the Almighty on high? 3 Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity? 4 Does He not see my ways and count my every step?
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