Proverbs 10:28

New International Reader's Version

Those who do right can expect joy. But the hopes of sinners are bound to fail.

Cross References

Job 11:20

But sinful people won’t find what they are looking for. They won’t be able to escape. All they can hope for is to die.”

Job 8:13

The same thing happens to everyone who forgets God. The hope of ungodly people dies out.

Psalm 112:10

Evil people will see it and be upset. They will grind their teeth and become weaker and weaker. What evil people long to do can’t succeed.

Psalm 16:9

So my heart is glad. Joy is on my tongue. My body also will be secure.

Psalm 68:4

Sing to God, sing praise to his name. Lift up a song to the God who rides on the clouds. Be glad when you are with him. His name is the Lord.

Proverbs 11:23

What godly people long for ends only in what is good. But what sinners hope for ends only in God’s anger.

Proverbs 11:7

Hopes placed in human beings will die with them. Everything their power promised comes to nothing.

Proverbs 14:32

When trouble comes, sinners are brought down. But godly people seek safety in God even as they die.

Proverbs 29:6

Sinful people are trapped by their own sin. But godly people shout for joy and are glad.

Romans 12:12

When you hope, be joyful. When you suffer, be patient. When you pray, be faithful.

Romans 15:13

May the God who gives hope fill you with great joy. May you have perfect peace as you trust in him. May the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope.

Romans 5:2

Through faith in Jesus we have received God’s grace. In that grace we stand. We are full of joy because we expect to share in God’s glory.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

Our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father loved us. By his grace God gave us comfort that will last forever. The hope he gave us is good. May our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father