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Happiness of the Wicked, The
Is limited to this life - Ps 17:14; Lu 16:25
Is short - Job 20:5
Is uncertain - Lu 12:20; Jas 4:13,14
IS DERIVED FROM
- Their wealth- Job 21:13; Ps 52:7
- Their power- Job 21:7; Ps 37:35
- Their worldly prosperity- Ps 17:14; 73:3,4,7
- Popular applause- Ac 12:22
- Gluttony- Isa 22:13; Hab 1:16
- Drunkenness- Isa 5:11; 56:12
- Vain pleasure- Job 21:12; Isa 5:12
- Successful oppression- Hab 1:15; Jas 5:6
Marred by jealousy - Es 5:13
Often interrupted by judgments - Nu 11:33; Job 15:21; Ps 73:18-20; Jer 25:10-11
Leads to sorrow - Pr 14:13
Leads to recklessness - Isa 22:13
Sometimes a stumbling-block to saints - Ps 73:3,16; Jer 12:1; Hab 1:13
Saints often permitted to see the end of - Ps 73:17-20
Envy not - Ps 37:1
Illustrated - Ps 37:35,36; Lu 12:16-20; 16:19-25
Exemplified
- Israel- Nu 11:33
- Haman- Es 5:9-11
- Belshazzar- Da 5:1
- Herod- Ac 12:21-23 Next Topic (Hart, The)