7The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
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Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: …
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. …
And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7)We are here taught as before ( Prov. 12:3 ; Prov. 10:25 , 30 ), 1. That the triumphing of the wicked is short . They may be exalted for a while, but in a little time they are overthrown and are not ; their trouble proves their overthrow, and those who made a great show disappear, and their place knows them no more. Turn the wicked, and they are not ; they stand in such a slippery place that the le…
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