Proverbs 10:28

New English Translation

The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will remain unfulfilled.

Cross References

Job 11:20

But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last.”

Job 8:13

Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless perishes,

Psalm 112:10

When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

Psalm 16:9

So my heart rejoices and I am happy; My life is safe.

Psalm 68:4

Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds! For the Lord is his name! Rejoice before him!

Proverbs 11:23

What the righteous desire leads only to good, but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.

Proverbs 11:7

When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.

Proverbs 29:6

In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.

Romans 12:12

Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.

Romans 15:13

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 5:2

through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,