Proverbs 11:23
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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
Romans 2:8-9
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8 while for those who are self-seeking and who obey not the truth but injustice, there will be wrath and fury.(A) 9 There will be affliction and distress for everyone who does evil, both the Jew first and the Greek,(B)
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Matthew 5:6
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6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.(A)
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Psalm 37:4
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4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.(A)
Jeremiah 17:16
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16 But I have not run away from being a shepherd[a] in your service,
nor have I desired the fatal day.
You know what came from my lips;
it was before your face.
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- 17.16 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Isaiah 26:9
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9 My soul yearns for you in the night;
my spirit within me earnestly seeks you.
For when your judgments are in the earth,
the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.(A)
Proverbs 10:28
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28 The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
Psalm 10:17
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17 O Lord, you will hear the desire of the meek;
you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear(A)
Hebrews 10:27
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27 but a fearful prospect of judgment and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.(A)
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Proverbs 11:7
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7 When the wicked die, hope perishes,
and the expectation of strength comes to nothing.(A)
Psalm 119:10
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10 With my whole heart I seek you;
do not let me stray from your commandments.(A)
Psalm 119:5
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5 O that my ways may be steadfast
in keeping your statutes!
Psalm 39:7-8
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7 “And now, O Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in you.(A)
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions.
Do not make me the scorn of the fool.(B)
Psalm 27:4
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4 One thing I asked of the Lord;
this I seek:
to live in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord,
and to inquire in his temple.(A)
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