Isaiah 56:2

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Happy is the person who does this, the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.

Cross References

Isaiah 58:13

‘If you avoid desecrating the Sabbath, from doing whatever you want on my holy day; if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the holy day of the  Lord  honourable; if you honour it, not going your own ways, seeking your own pleasure, or talking business;  ,

Ezekiel 20:12

I also gave them my Sabbaths to serve as a sign between me and them,  so that they would know that I am the Lord who consecrates them.

Luke 11:28

He said, ‘Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God   and keep it.’

Ezekiel 20:20

Keep my Sabbaths holy,  and they will be a sign between me and you, so that you may know that I am the Lord your God.’

Exodus 20:10

but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You must not do any work #– #you, your son or daughter, your male or female servant, your livestock, or the resident foreigner who is within your city gates.

John 13:17

If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.

Proverbs 16:17

The road of the upright  avoids evil; the one who guards his way protects his life.

Proverbs 16:6

Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the  Lord.

Proverbs 14:16

A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool is easily angered and is careless.

Proverbs 4:27

Don’t turn to the right or to the left; keep your feet away from evil.

Proverbs 4:13

Hold on to instruction; don’t let go. Guard it, for it is your life.

Leviticus 19:30

Keep my Sabbaths and revere my sanctuary;  I am the Lord.

Exodus 20:8

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy:

Revelation 22:14

‘Blessed   are those who wash their robes,   so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates.

Luke 12:43

Blessed is that servant whom the master finds doing his job when he comes.

Isaiah 56:6

As for the foreigners who join themselves to the  Lord to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to become his servants – all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold firmly to my covenant –

Nehemiah 13:17

I rebuked the nobles of Judah and said to them, ‘What is this evil you are doing #– #profaning the Sabbath day?

Romans 12:9

Let love be without hypocrisy.  Detest evil;  cling to what is good.

Isaiah 56:4

For the Lord says this: ‘For the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, and choose what pleases me, and hold firmly to my covenant,

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It is good that you grasp the one and do not let the other slip from your hand. For the one who fears God will end up with both of them.