14 In opening his hands, a man will be made glad; so lawbreakers will utterly fail. (WEB) 15 The children of the ungodly won’t grow many branches, and are as unhealthy roots on a sheer rock. (WEB) 16 The reeds by every water or river bank will be plucked up before all grass. (WEB)
Sirach 40:14–16
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Job 18:15–17
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Job 15:31–33
31 Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness, for emptiness will be his reward. 32 It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish. 33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.
Psalms 37:1–3
1 Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong. 2 For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants. 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
Psalms 1:3–5
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. 4 Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind. 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor…
Isaiah 19:6–8
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Proverbs 12:11–13
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Psalms 92:6–8
6 A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand, 7 that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed. 8 But You, O LORD, are exalted forever!
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