Job 20:5

A Wicked Person's Joy Is Short, His Pain Long

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“Do you not know this from the old days,
Since the time that man was placed on the earth,
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That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the godless is only for a moment?
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“Though his pride reaches the heavens
And his head touches the clouds,

Twinkling of an Eye

Job

Psalm 37:35-36

I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power]
Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,

Exodus 15:9-10

“The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil;
My desire shall be satisfied against them;
I will draw my sword, my hand shall dispossess them and drive them out.’

Judges 16:21-30

Then the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with [two] bronze chains; and he was forced to be a grinder [of grain into flour at the mill] in the prison.

Esther 5:11-12

Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the large number of his sons, and every instance in which the king had magnified him and how he had promoted him over the officials and servants of the king.

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided.

Job 5:3

“I have seen the foolish taking root [and outwardly prospering],
But I cursed his dwelling immediately [for his destruction was certain].

Job 8:12-13

“While it is still green (in flower) and not cut down,
Yet it withers before any other plant [when without water].

Job 8:19

“Behold, this is the joy of His way;
And from out of the dust others will spring up and grow [to take his place].

Job 15:29-34

He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure;
And his grain will not bend to the earth nor his possessions be extended on the earth.

Job 18:5-6

“Indeed, the light of the wicked will be put out,
And the flame of his fire will not shine.

Job 27:8

“For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world],
When God takes his life?

Job 27:13-23

“This [which I am about to explain] is the portion of a wicked man from God,
And the inheritance which tyrants and oppressors receive from the Almighty:

Psalm 73:18-20

Surely You set the wicked-minded and immoral on slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.

Matthew 7:21

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 13:20-21

The one on whom seed was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and at once welcomes it with joy;

Acts 12:22-23

The assembled people kept shouting, “It is the voice of a god and not of a man!”

Galatians 6:4

But each one must carefully scrutinize his own work [examining his actions, attitudes, and behavior], and then he can have the personal satisfaction and inner joy of doing something commendable without comparing himself to another.

James 4:16

But as it is, you boast [vainly] in your pretension and arrogance. All such boasting is evil.