(37) Righteous man sees and hears.

The righteous One sees and hears,
And His wise way is in the Light.
The wicked creeps in darkness,
And his mind destroys flesh and soul.

References:

  • Now this is the message that we have heard from him and proclaim to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5)

  • But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. (Matt 13:16-17)

  • The just man will never be disturbed, but the wicked will not abide in the land. (Prov 10:30)

  • The just man escapes trouble, and the wicked man falls into it in his stead. (Prov 11:8)

  • Virtue directs toward life, but he who pursues evil does so to his death. (Prov 11:19)

  • The fruit of virtue is a tree of life, but violence takes lives away. (Prov 11:30)

  • The just man surpasses his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. (Prov 12:26)

  • Lie not in wait against the home of the just man, ravage not his dwelling place; For the just man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble to ruin. (Prov 24:15-16)

  • The father of a just man will exult with glee; he who begets a wise son will have joy in him. (Prov 23:24)

  • For there have been some intruders, who long ago were designated for this condemnation, godless persons, who pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness and who deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. (Jude 1:4)

  • And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life. (Matt 25:46)

  • Then the LORD God said to the serpent: «Because you have done this, you shall be banned from all the animals and from all the wild creatures; On your belly shall you crawl, and dirt shall you eat all the days of your life. (Gen 3:14)