Wicked (People): Contrasted with Righteous People

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. …

The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.

…from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.

As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.

Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.

For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous. …

Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.

But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.

God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.

A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. …

“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”

Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.

You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.

He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground, …

But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom. …

The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish. …

The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.

The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward. …

The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.

If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit. …

An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.

He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.

The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.

The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.

The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.

All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.

Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.

He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.

Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice. …

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.

My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.

So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”

To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. …

…remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. …

…so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness. …

To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.

If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure. …