The Bible teaches that those who reject God's ways and pursue evil will ultimately face judgment and destruction. In Proverbs, it is written that the wicked will have no future, and their lamp will be put out, emphasizing the fleeting nature of their prosperity. Psalms and Ezekiel also convey God's desire for the wicked to turn from their ways and be saved, while Romans highlights the role of authorities in punishing evil and praising good. Through passages like Proverbs 10:24, Scripture warns that the desires of the wicked will come to nothing, underscoring the importance of following God's path.
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Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked. For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.
If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,
But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.