Ecclesiastes 8:12

A Conservative Version

Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and prolongs his [days], yet surely I know that it shall be well with those who fear God, who fear before him.

Cross References

Psalm 37:11

But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

2 Peter 2:9

the Lord knows how to rescue the pious out of temptation, and to hold in reserve unrighteous men being cut off for a day of judgment.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

All this I have seen in my days of vanity. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs [his life] in his evil-doing.

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I know that, whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it. And God has done it that men should fear before him.

Romans 9:22

And if God, wanting to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,

Luke 1:50

And his mercy is for generations of generations to those who fear him.

Romans 2:5

But according to thy hardness, and thy impenitent heart, thou store up wrath to thyself in the day of wrath, and revelation, and righteous judgment of God,

Matthew 25:34

Then the King will say to those at his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It is good that thou should take hold of this, yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand. For he who fears God shall come forth from them all.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit has he that he labored for the wind?

Proverbs 13:21

Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous shall be recompensed with good.

Psalm 115:13

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

Psalm 112:1

Praise ye LORD. Blessed is the man who fears LORD, who delights greatly in his commandments.

Psalm 96:9

O worship LORD in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:30

Tremble before him, all the earth. The world also is established that it cannot be moved.

1 Kings 21:25

(But there was none like Ahab, who sold himself to do that which was evil in the sight of LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

Deuteronomy 12:25

Thou shall not eat it, that it may go well with thee, and with thy sons after thee, when thou shall do that which is right in the eyes of LORD.

Exodus 1:20

And God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.

Deuteronomy 4:40

And thou shall keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy sons after thee, and that thou may prolong thy days in the land, which LORD thy God gives thee, fore

Deuteronomy 12:28

Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy sons after thee forever, when thou do that which is good and right in the eyes of LORD thy God.

Psalm 128:2

For thou shall eat the labor of thy hands. Happy thou shall be, and it shall be well with thee.

Ecclesiastes 5:7

For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words. But fear thou God.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

[This is] the end of the matter, all has been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments, for this is the whole of man.

Job 35:15

But now, because he has not visited in his anger, nor does he greatly regard folly,

Proverbs 28:14

Happy is the man who fears always, but he who hardens his heart shall fall into mischief.

Jeremiah 44:10

They are not humbled even to this day. Neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.