Happiness
- OF THE WICKED
- Is limited to this lifePsa 17:14Luk 16:25
- Is shortJob 20:5
- Is uncertainLuk 12:20
- Is vainEcc 2:1Ecc 7:6
- Is derived from
- Their wealthJob 21:13Psa 52:7
- Their powerJob 21:7Psa 37:35
- Their worldly prosperityPsa 17:14Psa 37:3Psa 37:4Psa 37:7
- GluttonyIsa 22:13Hab 1:16
- DrunkennessIsa 5:11Isa 56:12
- Vain pleasureJob 21:12Isa 5:12
- Successful oppressionHab 1:15
- Marred by jealousyEst 5:13
- Often interrupted by judgmentsNum 11:33Job 15:21Psa 73:18–20Jer 25:10Jer 25:11
- Leads to sorrowPro 14:13
- Leads to recklessnessIsa 22:12
- Sometimes a stumbling-block to saintsPsa 73:3Psa 73:16Jer 12:1Hab 1:13
- Saints often permitted to see the end ofPsa 73:17–20
- Envy notPsa 37:1
- Woe againstAmo 6:1Luk 6:25
- IllustratedPsa 37:35Psa 37:36Luk 12:16–20Luk 16:19Luk 16:25
- Exemplified
- IsraelNum 11:33
- HamanEst 5:9–11
- BelshazzarDan 5:1
- HerodAct 12:21–23
- OF THE RIGHTEOUSDeu 33:29Job 5:17–27Psa 36:8Psa 40:8Psa 63:5Psa 128:1Psa 128:2Psa 133:1Psa 144:15Psa 146:5Pro 3:13–18Pro 14:21Pro 16:20Pro 28:14Pro 29:18Ecc 2:24–26Ecc 3:12Ecc 3:13Ecc 3:22Isa 12:2Isa 12:3Mat 5:3–12Rom 5:22Co 12:10Php 4:71Pe 3:141Pe 4:121Pe 4:13