רֶשַׁע

Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin:

As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. men: Heb. men of heart

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. I had: Heb. I would choose rather to sit at the threshold

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. the wicked: Heb. wickedness

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. an: Heb. the abomination of my lips

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness: I applied: Heb. I and mine heart compassed

There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. discharge: or, casting off weapons