Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
BSB
ASV
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
KJV
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
The expectation of the wicked shall perish - A wicked man is always imposing on himself by the hope of God’s mercy and final happiness; and he continues hoping, till he dies without receiving that mercy which alone would entitle him to that glory.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Romans 15:13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Through
Romans 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
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Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
