No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,
The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.
rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
who lends money to the poor without interest; who does not accept a bribe against the innocent. Whoever does these things will never be shaken.
May you be blessed for your good judgment and for keeping me from bloodshed this day and from avenging myself with my own hands.
He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.
The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
As no one has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has power over the time of their death. As no one is discharged in time of war, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.