The heart of the righteous desires to do what is good. Their intention is to avoid doing anything that is wrong and that can cause evil consequences. With this approach to life, whatever they do will end up having good results and receiving God’s blessing. This is not the aim of the wicked, because their intention is to do wrong. By their actions and behaviour they hope that something good may come of what they do and how they live. But this will not happen because the result of their lifestyle and conduct will only incur God’s wrath upon them.
23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked in wrath.