3 But the multiplying brood of the ungodly will be of no profit, and their illegitimate offshoots won’t take deep root, nor will they establish a sure hold. (WEB) 4 For even if they grow branches and flourish for a season, standing unsure, they will be shaken by the wind. They will be uprooted by the violence of winds. (WEB) 5 Their branches will be broken off before they come to maturity. Their fruit will be useless, never ripe to eat, and fit for nothing. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 4:3–5
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Sirach 40:14–16
14 In opening his hands, a man will be made glad; so lawbreakers will utterly fail. (WEB) 15 The children of the ungodly won’t grow many branches, and are as unhealthy roots on a sheer rock. (WEB) 16 The reeds by every water or river bank will be plucked up before all grass. (WEB)
Sirach 23:24–26
24 She shall be brought out into the congregation. Her punishment will extend to her children. (WEB) 25 Her children will not take root. Her branches will bear no fruit. (WEB) 26 She will leave her memory for a curse. Her reproach won’t be blotted out. (WEB)
Isaiah 40:23–25
23 He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless. 24 No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away li…
Job 18:15–17
15 Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling. 16 The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away. 17 The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.
Psalms 37:1–3
1 Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong. 2 For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants. 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
Wisdom of Solomon 3:15–17
15 For good labors have fruit of great renown. The root of understanding can’t fail. (WEB) 16 But children of adulterers will not come to maturity. The seed of an unlawful union will vanish away. (WEB) 17 For if they live long, they will not be esteemed, and in the end, their old a… (WEB)
Psalms 92:6–8
6 A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand, 7 that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed. 8 But You, O LORD, are exalted forever!
Job 15:31–33
31 Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness, for emptiness will be his reward. 32 It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish. 33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.
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