How does Psalm 112:10 connect with Proverbs 10:28 on the wicked's fate? Key passages side by side • Psalm 112:10 — “The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.” • Proverbs 10:28 — “The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.” Shared vocabulary, shared verdict • Both verses finish with virtually the same phrase—“will perish.” • Psalm 112:10 targets the wicked’s “desires.” • Proverbs 10:28 zeroes in on the wicked’s “expectation.” • Together they show that every inward longing, dream, or confidence the ungodly nurse apart from God is doomed to the same end: complete loss. Zooming in on Psalm 112:10 • The wicked “see” the blessing of the righteous (context of Psalm 112) and it torments them. • Emotional collapse follows: “grieved,” “gnash his teeth.” • Physical or existential collapse follows: “waste away.” • Final outcome: “the desires of the wicked will perish”—nothing they crave survives God’s judgment. Zooming in on Proverbs 10:28 • By contrast, “the hope of the righteous is joy”—secured in God’s promises (cf. Romans 5:1–2). • The wicked’s “expectation” looks solid only on earth’s timeline; in God’s timeline it dissolves. Connecting the dots • Psalm 112:10 describes the experience; Proverbs 10:28 states the principle. • Psalm shows the wicked in the moment of seeing righteous reward; Proverbs explains why that moment is inevitable. • Desire + expectation cover the whole inner world. Scripture says both are headed for the same finish line—“perish.” Wider biblical chorus • Psalm 37:20 — “the enemies of the LORD will... vanish—like smoke they will fade away.” • Proverbs 11:7 — “When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes.” • Job 8:13–14 — “such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless will perish.” • Revelation 20:11–15 — the Great White Throne seals this verdict eternally. Take-home for believers • God guarantees that evil desires and expectations cannot outlast His justice. • Seeing this end fuels patience (James 5:7–8) and steadfastness (1 Corinthians 15:58). • Our secure joy rests in Christ, not circumstances; the wicked’s fragile dreams rest in themselves and crumble. |
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