Rasah רָשָׁע
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| רָשָׁע | |
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| Transliteration | rasah |
| Strong's number | H7563 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Gloss | wicked |
| Occurrences | 263 in 249 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (80) |
Rasah (Hebrew רָשָׁע, Strong's H7563) is a Hebrew noun meaning “wicked”. It occurs 263 times in 249 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) wicked, criminal
1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst)
1b) wicked (hostile to God)
1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)
1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst)
1b) wicked (hostile to God)
1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | wicked (249), ungodly (8), man (2), wrong (1), guilty (1), men (1), condemned (1) |
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| BSB | wicked (201), wicked man (18), guilty (5), let the wicked (2), though the wicked (2), will the wicked (2), o wicked (2), him (2), his wicked (2), if a wicked man (2), one in the wrong (1), deserves (1), and 22 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Rasah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 18:23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
- Genesis 18:25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
Exodus
- Exodus 2:13And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?The next day Moses went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you attacking your companion?”
- Exodus 9:27And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
- Exodus 23:1Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
- Exodus 23:7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
Numbers
- Numbers 16:26And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
- Numbers 35:31Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 25:1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.
- Deuteronomy 25:2And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.If the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall have him lie down and be flogged in his presence with the number of lashes his crime warrants.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
- 1 Samuel 24:13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 4:11How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 8:32Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 6:23Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
- 2 Chronicles 19:2And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
Job
- Job 3:17There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
- Job 8:22They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
- Job 9:22This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
- Job 9:24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
- Job 10:3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?
- Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
- Job 15:20The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
- Job 16:11God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked.
- Job 18:5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
- Job 20:5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
- Job 20:29This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”
- Job 21:7Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?
- Job 21:16Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.Still, their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
- Job 21:17How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
- Job 21:28For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’
- Job 22:18Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
- Job 24:6They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.They gather fodder in the fields and glean the vineyards of the wicked.
- Job 27:7Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.
- Job 27:13This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
- Job 34:18Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’
- Job 34:26He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;He strikes them for their wickedness in full view,
- Job 36:6He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.
- Job 36:17But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.
- Job 38:13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?that it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?
- Job 38:15And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.Light is withheld from the wicked, and their upraised arm is broken.
- Job 40:12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
Psalms
- Psalm 1:1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
- Psalm 1:4The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
- Psalm 1:5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
- Psalm 1:6For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
- Psalm 3:7Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
- Psalm 7:9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
- Psalm 9:5Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
- Psalm 9:16The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
- Psalm 9:17The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.
- Psalm 10:2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
- Psalm 10:3For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
- Psalm 10:4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
- Psalm 10:13Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
- Psalm 10:15Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.
- Psalm 11:2For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
- Psalm 11:5The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.
- Psalm 11:6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
- Psalm 12:8The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
- Psalm 17:9From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
- Psalm 17:13Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,
- Psalm 26:5I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.
- Psalm 28:3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.
- Psalm 31:17Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.
- Psalm 32:10Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
- Psalm 34:21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.
- Psalm 36:1The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
- Psalm 36:11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
- Psalm 37:10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
- Psalm 37:12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
- Psalm 37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
- Psalm 37:16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
- Psalm 37:17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
- Psalm 37:20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
- Psalm 37:21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
- Psalm 37:28For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
- Psalm 37:32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
- Psalm 37:34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
- Psalm 37:35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
- Psalm 37:38But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
- Psalm 37:40And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
- Psalm 39:1I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”
- Psalm 50:16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
- Psalm 55:3Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.
- Psalm 58:3The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
- Psalm 58:10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Psalm 68:2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.
- Psalm 71:4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
- Psalm 73:3For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
- Psalm 73:12Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.Behold, these are the wicked— always carefree as they increase their wealth.
- Psalm 75:4I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.
- Psalm 75:8For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.
- Psalm 75:10All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
- Psalm 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
- Psalm 82:4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
- Psalm 91:8Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.
- Psalm 92:7When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
- Psalm 94:3LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
- Psalm 94:13That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
- Psalm 97:10Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
- Psalm 101:8I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.
- Psalm 104:35Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!
- Psalm 106:18And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.Then fire blazed through their company; flames consumed the wicked.
- Psalm 109:2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
- Psalm 109:6Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
- Psalm 109:7When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.
- Psalm 112:10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
- Psalm 119:53Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
- Psalm 119:61The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.
- Psalm 119:95The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.
- Psalm 119:110The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.
- Psalm 119:119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
- Psalm 119:155Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.
- Psalm 129:4The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.
- Psalm 139:19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.O God, that You would slay the wicked— away from me, you bloodthirsty men—
- Psalm 140:4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.
- Psalm 140:8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
- Psalm 141:10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
- Psalm 145:20The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
- Psalm 146:9The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
- Psalm 147:6The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 2:22But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.
- Proverbs 3:25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
- Proverbs 3:33The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
- Proverbs 4:14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
- Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
- Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
- Proverbs 9:7He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
- Proverbs 10:3The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
- Proverbs 10:6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
- Proverbs 10:7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
- Proverbs 10:11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
- Proverbs 10:16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
- Proverbs 10:20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
- Proverbs 10:24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
- Proverbs 10:25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
- Proverbs 10:27The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
- Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
- Proverbs 10:30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
- Proverbs 10:32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
- Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
- Proverbs 11:7When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
- Proverbs 11:8The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
- Proverbs 11:10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
- Proverbs 11:11By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
- Proverbs 11:18The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
- Proverbs 11:23The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
- Proverbs 11:31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
- Proverbs 12:5The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
- Proverbs 12:6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
- Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
- Proverbs 12:10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
- Proverbs 12:12The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
- Proverbs 12:21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
- Proverbs 12:26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
- Proverbs 13:5A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
- Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
- Proverbs 13:17A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
- Proverbs 13:25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
- Proverbs 14:11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
- Proverbs 14:19The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
- Proverbs 15:6In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.
- Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
- Proverbs 15:9The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.
- Proverbs 15:28The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
- Proverbs 15:29The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
- Proverbs 16:4The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.The LORD has made everything for His purpose— even the wicked for the day of disaster.
- Proverbs 17:15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
- Proverbs 17:23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
- Proverbs 18:3When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.
- Proverbs 18:5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
- Proverbs 19:28An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
- Proverbs 20:26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
- Proverbs 21:4An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
- Proverbs 21:7The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
- Proverbs 21:10The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
- Proverbs 21:12The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
- Proverbs 21:18The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
- Proverbs 21:27The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!
- Proverbs 21:29A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.
- Proverbs 24:15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
- Proverbs 24:16For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
- Proverbs 24:19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
- Proverbs 24:20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
- Proverbs 24:24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
- Proverbs 25:5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
- Proverbs 25:26A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
- Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
- Proverbs 28:4They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
- Proverbs 28:12When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
- Proverbs 28:15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
- Proverbs 28:28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.
- Proverbs 29:2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
- Proverbs 29:7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
- Proverbs 29:12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
- Proverbs 29:16When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.
- Proverbs 29:27An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 3:17I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
- Ecclesiastes 7:15All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
- Ecclesiastes 8:10And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 8:13But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
- Ecclesiastes 8:14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 9:2All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 3:11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
- Isaiah 5:23Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
- Isaiah 11:4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
- Isaiah 13:11And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.
- Isaiah 14:5The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.
- Isaiah 26:10Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord.Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.
- Isaiah 48:22There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”
- Isaiah 53:9And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.
- Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
- Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.
- Isaiah 57:21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 5:26For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
- Jeremiah 12:1Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
- Jeremiah 23:19Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
- Jeremiah 25:31A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the Lord hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the Lord.The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 30:23Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 3:18When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.
- Ezekiel 3:19Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.But if you warn a wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved yourself.
- Ezekiel 7:21And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them.
- Ezekiel 13:22Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
- Ezekiel 18:20The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.
- Ezekiel 18:21But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.
- Ezekiel 18:23Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
- Ezekiel 18:24But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.
- Ezekiel 18:27Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.
- Ezekiel 21:3And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.and tell her that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am against you, and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.
- Ezekiel 21:4Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.
- Ezekiel 21:25And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’
- Ezekiel 21:29Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you— to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.
- Ezekiel 33:8When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, then that wicked man will die in his iniquity, yet I will hold you accountable for his blood.
- Ezekiel 33:9Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.But if you warn the wicked man to turn from his way, and he does not turn from it, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved your life.
- Ezekiel 33:11Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’
- Ezekiel 33:12Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.Therefore, son of man, say to your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked man cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. Nor will the righteous man be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins.’
- Ezekiel 33:14Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;But if I tell the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ and he turns from his sin and does what is just and right—
- Ezekiel 33:15If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.if he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live; he will not die.
- Ezekiel 33:19But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.But if a wicked man turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live because of this.
Daniel
- Daniel 12:10Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
Micah
- Micah 6:10Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?
Habakkuk
- Habakkuk 1:4Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.
- Habakkuk 1:13Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
- Habakkuk 3:13Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah
Zephaniah
- Zephaniah 1:3I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord.“I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.
Malachi
- Malachi 3:18Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
- Malachi 4:3And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).