Ecclesiastes 8:12 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 8:12

12: But even though a person sins a hundred times and still lives a long time, I know that those who fear God will be better off.

Psalms 37:11

  1. Those who are gentle and lowly will possess the land; they will live in prosperous security.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

  1. In this meaningless life, I have seen everything, including the fact that some good people die young and some wicked people live on and on.

Psalms 37:18

  1. Day by day the LORD takes care of the innocent, and they will receive a reward that lasts forever.
  2. They will survive through hard times; even in famine they will have more than enough.

2 Peter 2:9

  1. So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while punishing the wicked right up until the day of judgment.

Romans 9:22

  1. God has every right to exercise his judgment and his power, but he also has the right to be very patient with those who are the objects of his judgment and are fit only for destruction.

Isaiah 65:20

  1. "No longer will babies die when only a few days old. No longer will adults die before they have lived a full life. No longer will people be considered old at one hundred! Only sinners will die that young!
  2. In those days, people will live in the houses they build and eat the fruit of their own vineyards.
  3. It will not be like the past, when invaders took the houses and confiscated the vineyards. For my people will live as long as trees and will have time to enjoy their hard-won gains.
  4. They will not work in vain, and their children will not be doomed to misfortune. For they are people blessed by the LORD, and their children, too, will be blessed.
  5. I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking to me about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers!

Proverbs 1:32

  1. For they are simpletons who turn away from me--to death. They are fools, and their own complacency will destroy them.
  2. But all who listen to me will live in peace and safety, unafraid of harm."

Matthew 25:34

  1. Then the King will say to those on the right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Romans 2:5

  1. But no, you won't listen. So you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself because of your stubbornness in refusing to turn from your sin. For there is going to come a day of judgment when God, the just judge of all the world,

Ecclesiastes 3:14

  1. And I know that whatever God does is final. Nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God's purpose in this is that people should fear him.

Isaiah 3:10

  1. But all will be well for those who are godly. Tell them, "You will receive a wonderful reward!"
  2. But say to the wicked, "Your destruction is sure. You, too, will get what you deserve. Your well-earned punishment is on the way."

Luke 1:50

  1. His mercy goes on from generation to generation, to all who fear him.

Matthew 25:41

  1. "Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, 'Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his demons!
  2. For I was hungry, and you didn't feed me. I was thirsty, and you didn't give me anything to drink.
  3. I was a stranger, and you didn't invite me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me no clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn't visit me.'
  4. "Then they will reply, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?'
  5. And he will answer, 'I assure you, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.'

Psalms 115:13

  1. He will bless those who fear the LORD, both great and small.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

  1. So try to walk a middle course--but those who fear God will succeed either way.

1 Kings 22:34

  1. An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops, and the arrow hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. "Get me out of here!" Ahab groaned to the driver of his chariot. "I have been badly wounded!"
  2. The battle raged all that day, and Ahab was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. The blood from his wound ran down to the floor of his chariot, and as evening arrived he died.

1 Kings 21:25

  1. No one else so completely sold himself to what was evil in the LORD's sight as did Ahab, for his wife, Jezebel, influenced him.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

  1. And this, too, is a very serious problem. As people come into this world, so they depart. All their hard work is for nothing. They have been working for the wind, and everything will be swept away.

Deuteronomy 12:25

  1. Do not eat the blood; then all will go well with you and your children, because you will be doing what pleases the LORD.

Isaiah 65:13

  1. Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "You will starve, but my servants will eat. You will be thirsty, but they will drink. You will be sad and ashamed, but they will rejoice.
  2. You will cry in sorrow and despair, while my servants sing for joy.

1 Chronicles 16:30

  1. Let all the earth tremble before him. The world is firmly established and cannot be shaken.

Psalms 112:1

  1. Praise the LORD! Happy are those who fear the LORD. Yes, happy are those who delight in doing what he commands.

Psalms 96:9

  1. Worship the LORD in all his holy splendor. Let all the earth tremble before him.

1 Kings 2:5

  1. "And there is something else. You know that Joab son of Zeruiah murdered my two army commanders, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He pretended that it was an act of war, but it was done in a time of peace, staining his belt and sandals with the blood of war.
  2. Do with him what you think best, but don't let him die in peace.
  3. "Be kind to the sons of Barzillai of Gilead. Make them permanent guests of the king, for they took care of me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
  4. "And remember Shimei son of Gera, the man from Bahurim in Benjamin. He cursed me with a terrible curse as I was fleeing to Mahanaim. When he came down to meet me at the Jordan River, I swore by the LORD that I would not kill him.
  5. But that oath does not make him innocent. You are a wise man, and you will know how to arrange a bloody death for him."

Proverbs 13:21

  1. Trouble chases sinners, while blessings chase the righteous!
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