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Psalm 112:10

The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish.

8His heart is established. He will not be afraid in the end when he sees his adversaries.
9He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.
10The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish.
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Gnashing teeth mark the wicked person’s response to the generous person’s honor, and the psalm ends with a stark limit: wicked desire will perish.

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Where else Scripture says this

11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 1:6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.Both psalms contrast the righteous with the wicked and declare that wickedness has an end.
Psalm 58:7Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.Psalm 58 prays for enemies to vanish like flowing water; Psalm 112 declares that the wicked will melt away.
Proverbs 10:28The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.Both passages say that what the wicked look toward, whether hope or desire, will perish.
Psalm 86:17Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, LORD, have helped me, and comforted me.Both describe hostile people seeing another person’s good and responding with distress or shame.
Luke 13:28There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in God’s Kingdom, and yourselves being thrown outside.Both describe gnashing teeth at the sight of others receiving good, though Luke speaks of exclusion from God’s Kingdom.
Job 8:13So are the paths of all who forget God. The hope of the godless man will perish,Both passages describe the hope or desire of those opposed to God as destined to perish.
Proverbs 11:7When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.Both announce the end of wicked expectations, with Proverbs naming death as the point when hope perishes.
Proverbs 10:3The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.Both speak of the desire of the wicked coming to nothing; Proverbs names the LORD as the one who rejects it.
Proverbs 14:30The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.Both connect inner distress with bodily decline, though Proverbs names envy while the psalm describes grief and gnashing teeth.
Genesis 26:14He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.Both portray resentment at another person’s flourishing, though Genesis describes possessions and the psalm describes honor.
Joshua 2:9She said to the men, “I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt …Both use melting away to portray collapse, though Joshua describes fear and the psalm describes the wicked person’s end.
Where this verse fits

Injustice and anger. envy and comparison. fear for the future.

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Encouragement

Hostility can be fierce, as the gnashing teeth show. Yet this psalm gives it no lasting triumph: the desire of the wicked will perish.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).