Proverbs 10:28

New International Version

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

Cross References

Job 11:20

But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dying gasp.”

Job 8:13

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

Psalm 112:10

The wicked will see and be vexed, they will gnash their teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.

Psalm 16:9

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,

Psalm 68:4

Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.

Proverbs 11:23

The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

Proverbs 11:7

Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing.

Proverbs 14:32

When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.

Proverbs 29:6

Evildoers are snared by their own sin, but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.

Romans 12:12

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 5:2

through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,