Proverbs 10:28
10:28 The hope of the righteous is joy,
but the expectation of the wicked will remain unfulfilled.
Proverbs 14:32
14:32 The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble,
but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.
Exodus 15:9-10
15:9 The enemy said, ‘I will chase, I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil;
my desire will be satisfied on them.
I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.’
15:10 But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
Job 8:13-14
8:13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God;
the hope of the godless perishes,
8:14 whose trust is in something futile,
whose security is a spider’s web.
Job 11:20
11:20 But the eyes of the wicked fail,
and escape eludes them;
their one hope is to breathe their last.”
Psalms 146:4
146:4 Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground;
on that day their plans die.
Ezekiel 28:9
28:9 Will you still say, “I am a god,” before the one who kills you –
though you are a man and not a god –
when you are in the power of those who wound you?
Luke 12:19-20
12:19 And I will say to myself,
“You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’
12:20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life
will be demanded back from
you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’