The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.
Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’”
so you may gain lasting fame, as people say, ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel!’ The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you,
So the king issued orders for this to be done. A law was passed in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged.
But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last.”
Therefore, he knows their deeds, he overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.
Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.
When the storm passes through, the wicked are swept away, but the righteous are an everlasting foundation.
Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.
A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.
Every wise woman builds her household, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.
The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but he maintains the boundaries of the widow.