Bible Verses About Wicked: Prosperity of

I watch as a fool establishes roots, but I curse his home with sudden [destruction] -

his children are far from help, publicly humiliated, with no one to rescue;

the hungry eat up his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, while the thirsty are panting, eager to swallow his wealth.

The tents of robbers prosper, [the homes of] those who anger God are secure, those who carry their gods in their hands.

Terrifying sounds are in his ears; in prosperity, robbers swoop down on him.

He wanders and looks for food, which isn't there. He knows the day of darkness is ready, at hand.

"He lets his face grow gross and fat, and the rest of him bulges with blubber;

therefore he will not remain rich, his wealth will not endure, his produce will not bend [the grain stalks] to the earth.

that the triumph of the wicked is always short-lived, and the joy of the ungodly is gone in a moment?

With all needs satisfied, he will be in distress; the full force of misery will come over him.

"Why do the wicked go on living, grow old and keep increasing their power?

They see their children settled with them, their posterity assured.

Their houses are safe, with nothing to fear; God's rod is not on them.

Their bulls are fertile without fail, their cows get pregnant and don't miscarry.

They produce flocks of babies, and their children dance around.

They sing with tambourines and lyres and rejoice to the sound of the pipe.

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

By David: Don't be upset by evildoers or envious of those who do wrong,

I have seen a wicked man wielding great power, flourishing like a shade tree in its native soil.

But I passed by again, and he was no longer there; I looked for him, but he could not be found.

For he can see that wise men will die, likewise the fool and the brute will perish and leave their wealth to others.

They think their homes will last forever, their dwellings through all generations; they give their own names to their estates.

But people, even rich ones, will live only briefly; then, like animals, they will die.

This is the manner of life of the foolish and those who come after, approving their words. (Selah)

Like sheep, they are destined for Sh'ol; death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning; and their forms will waste away in Sh'ol, until they need no dwelling.