The Happiness of the Wicked is Derived From
16 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
8 sections
Drunkenness
- Isaiah 5:11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
- Isaiah 56:12 “Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”
Gluttony
- Isaiah 22:13 But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
- Habakkuk 1:16 Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet and burns incense to his fishing net, for by these things his portion is sumptuous and his food is rich.
Popular Applause
- Acts 12:22 And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
Successful Oppression
- Habakkuk 1:15 The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly.
- James 5:6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
Their Power
- Job 21:7 Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?
- Psalm 37:35 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
Their Wealth
- Job 21:13 They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.
- Psalm 52:7 “Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
Their Worldly Prosperity
- Psalm 17:14 from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
- Psalm 73:3–4 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. …
- Psalm 73:7 From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
Vain Pleasure
- Job 21:12 singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.
- Isaiah 5:12 At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
Related topics
Happiness of the WickedAmusements and Worldly Pleasures are TransitoryWorldly Amusements and Pleasures are Transitory
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.