Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), Galleria Borghese. Public domain.
7 verses in the King James Version. Word study for “hope” →
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
