Pro 28:28, Isa 41:10-13, 54:14-17, 55:10, Act 5:39, 6:7, 11:21, 19:20 | ESV | STEP | When the wicked rise , people hide themselves , but when they perish , the righteous increase .

Proverbs 28:28

28 When ^athe wicked rise, ^bpeople hide themselves,
but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Isaiah 41:10-13

10 fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with ^cmy righteous right hand.
11 ^dBehold, all who are incensed against you
shall be put to shame and confounded;
those who strive against you
shall be as nothing and shall perish.
12 ^eYou shall seek those who contend with you,
but you shall not find them;
^fthose who war against you
shall be as nothing at all.
13 For I, the Lord your God,
hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Fear not,
I am the one who helps you.”

Isaiah 54:14-17

14 In righteousness you shall be established;
you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
and from terror, for it shall not come near you.
15 ^gIf anyone stirs up strife,
it is not from me;
whoever stirs up strife with you
shall fall because of you.
16 Behold, I have created the smith
who blows the fire of coals
and produces a weapon for its purpose.
I have also created the ravager to destroy;
17 no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed,
and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
^hand their vindication ^{▼▼Or righteousness} from me, declares the Lord.”

Isaiah 55:10

10 ^j“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
^kgiving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

Acts 5:39

39 but ^lif it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You ^mmight even be found opposing God!” So they took his advice,

Acts 6:7

7 And ⁿthe word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests ^obecame obedient to ^pthe faith.

Acts 11:21

21 And ^qthe hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed ^rturned to the Lord.

Acts 19:20

20 So the word of the Lord ^scontinued to increase and prevail mightily.