Psalm 92:7
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
Cross-references
Psalm 92:12 contrasts the wicked's grass-like flourishing with the righteous' enduring growth like a palm tree.
Psalm 37:2 says the wicked 'shall soon be cut down like the grass' — the same metaphor of temporary flourishing and destruction.
Psalm 90:5 compares humans to grass that grows up — the same fleeting imagery applied to the wicked here.
Psalm 73:18-20 describes the wicked set in slippery places and destroyed in a moment, echoing the sudden destruction promised in Psalm 92:7.
Psalm 73:12 describes the wicked at ease and increasing in riches, directly paralleling their flourishing before destruction.
Psalm 37:38 says transgressors shall be destroyed — directly parallel to the wicked being destroyed forever in this verse.
Psalm 37:36 recounts the wicked passing away and vanishing, a direct parallel to the destruction of the wicked in Psalm 92:7.
Psalm 37:1 advises not to fret over evildoers, directly addressing the same situation of wicked flourishing seen here.
Psalm 129:6 uses the same grass metaphor for the wicked's brief flourishing — they wither before they fully grow.
Psalm 90:6 uses the same grass imagery for human transience, contrasting the wicked's destruction with all humanity's fleeting life.
Psalm 103:15 compares human life to grass that flourishes, echoing the temporary flourishing of the wicked.
Psalm 37:35 describes the wicked spreading like a green tree — similar to the grass imagery here, both depict temporary prosperity.
Psalm 103:16 completes the grass metaphor: the wind removes it, just as the wicked are destroyed.
Proverbs 1:32 states that complacency destroys fools, aligning with the destruction of the wicked in Psalm 92:7.
Jeremiah 12:1 asks why the wicked prosper, the same question implied by Psalm 92:7's observation of their flourishing.
Jeremiah 12:2 uses planting and taking root imagery, mirroring the grass metaphor in Psalm 92:7 for the wicked's prosperity.
2 Kings 19:26 uses the same grass imagery for the Assyrian army's transience, reinforcing the fate of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:29 also mentions 'workers of iniquity' facing destruction — the same fate described here for the flourishing wicked.
Job 24:24 explicitly states the wicked are exalted briefly then cut off, a direct parallel to the grass metaphor.
Job 5:3 shows the foolish taking root then suddenly cursed, directly paralleling the wicked's rise and fall.
Job 15:21 says the wicked hear dread in prosperity as the destroyer comes, matching the sudden end of flourishing sinners.
1 Samuel 25:36-38 shows Nabal's sudden death after prosperity, an example of the principle in Psalm 92:7 that the wicked are destroyed.
In Luke 16:19-25, the rich man's temporary luxury and eternal torment mirrors the wicked's fleeting prosperity and destruction.
1 Peter 1:24 quotes Isaiah 40:6-7, using the same grass metaphor for human frailty, echoing the wicked's temporary flourish.
Job 21:7-12 describes the wicked living long and prospering, similar to the flourishing in Psalm 92:7, yet questions their lack of punishment.
Job 12:6 notes the wicked are secure and at peace, paralleling their flourishing in Psalm 92:7 but without the destruction.
Isaiah 40:6 declares all flesh is grass, broadening the metaphor to all humanity, not just the wicked.
Isaiah 40:7 adds that the grass withers by God's breath, reinforcing the theme of divine judgment on the transient.
Job 4:20 describes the wicked perishing suddenly without regard, echoing the destruction of those who flourish briefly.
Malachi 3:15 observes the arrogant blessed and evildoers prospering, echoing the flourishing of the wicked in Psalm 92:7.
James 1:10 applies the grass/flower image to the rich, showing the fleeting nature of worldly status.
James 1:11 elaborates on the withering grass, illustrating how the rich fade away like the wicked in Psalm 92.