Ecclesiastes 8:12

Bible in Basic English 1965

Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life is long, I am certain that it will be well for those who go in fear of God and are in fear before him.

Cross References

Psalm 37:11

But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.

2 Peter 2:9

The Lord is able to keep the upright safe in the time of testing, and to keep evil-doers under punishment till the day of judging;

Ecclesiastes 7:15

These two have I seen in my life which is to no purpose: a good man coming to his end in his righteousness, and an evil man whose days are long in his evil-doing.

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I am certain that whatever God does will be for ever. No addition may be made to it, nothing may be taken from it; and God has done it so that man may be in fear before him.

Romans 9:22

What if God, desiring to let his wrath and his power be seen, for a long time put up with the vessels of wrath which were ready for destruction:

Luke 1:50

His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him.

Romans 2:5

But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;

Matthew 25:34

Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

And this again is a great evil, that in all points as he came so will he go; and what profit has he in working for the wind?

Proverbs 13:21

Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.

Psalm 115:13

He will send blessings on the worshippers of the Lord, on the small and on the great.

Psalm 112:1

Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.

Psalm 96:9

O give worship to the Lord in holy robes; be in fear before him, all the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:30

Be in fear before him, all the earth: the world is ordered so that it may not be moved.

Deuteronomy 12:25

Do not take it for food; so that it may be well for you and for your children after you, while you do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

Exodus 1:20

And the blessing of God was on these women: and the people were increased in number and became very strong.

Deuteronomy 4:40

Then keep his laws and his orders which I give you today, so that it may be well for you and for your children after you, and that your lives may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for ever.

Deuteronomy 12:28

Take note of all these orders I am giving you and give attention to them, so that it may be well for you and for your children after you for ever, while you do what is good and right in the eyes of the Lord your God.

Psalm 128:2

You will have the fruit of the work of your hands: happy will you be, and all will be well for you.

Ecclesiastes 5:7

Because much talk comes from dreams and things of no purpose. But let the fear of God be in you.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.

Job 35:15

And now (UNTRANSLATED TEXT) ;

Proverbs 28:14

Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.

Jeremiah 44:10

Even to this day their hearts are not broken, and they have no fear, and have not gone in the way of my law or of my rules which I gave to you and to your fathers.