Psalms 112:10

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“The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.”

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BSBPD

“The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The wicked seeth, and hath been angry, His teeth he gnasheth, and hath melted, The desire of the wicked doth perish!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 112:10 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Nehemiah 2:10But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.
  2. Esther 6:11So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!”
  3. Job 8:13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
  4. Job 20:7he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’
  5. Psalms 37:12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
  6. Psalms 58:7May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
  7. Psalms 86:17Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
  8. Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
  9. Proverbs 11:7When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
  10. Isaiah 65:13Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
  11. Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
  12. Matthew 22:13Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
  13. Luke 13:28There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.
  14. Luke 16:23In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
  15. Revelation 16:10And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish

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