Commandments & Obedience Verses
God's holy laws, statutes, and ordinances — the foundation of a righteous and obedient life.
The hope of the righteous {shall be} gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked {speaketh} frowardness. {frowardness: Heb. frowardnesses}
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. {direct: Heb. rectify}
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in {their own} naughtiness.
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, {there is} shouting.
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness {shall be} a sure reward.
As righteousness {tendeth} to life: so he that pursueth evil {pursueth it} to his own death.
{Though} hand {join} in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
The desire of the righteous {is} only good: {but} the expectation of the wicked {is} wrath.