Bible Verses About Wicked

He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.

His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.

If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’

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

Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!

how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?

A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.

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

He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.

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

Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.

For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,

rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.

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

he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.

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

He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.

Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness, for emptiness will be his reward.

It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.

He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.

For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.

They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”

Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.

The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.

His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.