Bible Verses About Wicked: Prosperity of

I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.

His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.

The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure— those who carry their god in their hands.

Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.

He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.

Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,

He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.

the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.

Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?

Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes.

Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them.

Their bulls breed without fail; their cows bear calves and do not miscarry.

They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children skip about,

singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.

They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.

Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.

I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,

yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.

For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.

But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah

Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.