Psalm 37:13
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
Cross-reference
Psalm 37:18 contrasts the wicked's day (v13) with the Lord knowing the blameless's days — a direct contrast within the same Psalm.
In Psalm 2:4, the Lord laughs at the wicked — the same divine response as in Psalm 37:13, emphasizing God's sovereign mockery.
Psalm 59:8 explicitly says the Lord laughs at the wicked, identical to Psalm 37:13's opening line.
In Proverbs 1:26, Wisdom laughs at calamity overtaking the wicked — a parallel to God's laughter at their coming day.
In Jeremiah 50:27, 'their day has come' for Babylon — directly echoing the promise that the wicked's day is coming in Psalm 37:13.
Ezekiel 21:29 repeats 'whose day has come' for the profane wicked, reinforcing the theme of God's appointed judgment.
Ezekiel 21:25 uses the same phrase 'his day has come' for the wicked prince's final punishment, echoing God's laughter at imminent judgment.
Job 18:20 describes the wicked's 'day' that appalls onlookers, directly paralleling the day of judgment God sees.
Joel 3:14 repeats 'the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision' — the same impending judgment.
Joel 1:15 cries 'the day of the Lord is near, destruction from the Almighty' — directly the same day of judgment on the wicked.
Ezekiel 30:3 declares 'the day of the Lord is near, a day of doom for the nations' — the same day of judgment on the wicked.
Lamentations 1:21 says 'You have brought the day you proclaimed' — God's appointed day of judgment on enemies, mirroring the day coming for the wicked.
Jeremiah 47:4 speaks of 'the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines' — the same impending judgment on the wicked.
Jeremiah 46:21 explicitly says 'the day of their calamity has come upon them, the time of their punishment' — directly echoing the coming day for the wicked.
In 1 Samuel 26:10, David trusts the Lord to strike Saul in His time — reflecting the confidence that God knows their day is coming.
Daniel 5:26 declares God has numbered the days of Belshazzar's kingdom, aligning with the idea that God sees the wicked's end coming.
Obadiah 1:12 warns against gloating over a brother's day of misfortune, while Psalm 37:13 says God laughs at the wicked's day — a contrast between divine and human response.