The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.
Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.
When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.
But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dying gasp.”
So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they impaled the ten sons of Haman.
so that your name will be great forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord Almighty is God over Israel!’ And the house of your servant David will be established in your sight.
Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.’ ”
The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.
The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.
A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
Because he takes note of their deeds, he overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.
A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised.