Ecclesiastes 8:12

Easy To Read Version

A sinner might do a hundred evil things. And he might have a long life. But I know that it is still better to obey and respect God.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:25

There is no other person that has done so many wrong things or sinned so much as Ahab. His wife Jezebel caused him to do those things.

1 Chronicles 16:30

The whole earth should shake with fear in front of the Lord!\par But he made the earth strong,\par the world won’t move.\par

Job 35:15

“Job thinks that God\par does not punish bad people,\par He thinks that God\par does not pay attention to sin.\par

Psalm 112:1

Praise the Lord!\par A person who fears and respects the Lord will be very happy.\par That person loves God’s commands.\par

Psalm 115:13

The Lord will bless his followers,\par great and small.\par

Psalm 128:2

You will enjoy the things you work for.\par You will be happy,\par and good things will happen to you.\par

Psalm 37:11

Humble people\par will get the land \{God promised\}.\par And they will enjoy peace.\par

Psalm 96:9

Worship the Lord in his beautiful temple.\par Worship the Lord, every person on earth.\par

Proverbs 13:21

Trouble chases sinners wherever they go. But good things happen to good people.

Proverbs 28:14

If a person always respects the Lord, then that person will be blessed. But if a person is stubborn and refuses to respect the Lord, then he will have trouble.

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I learned that anything God does will continue forever. People can’t add anything to the work of God. And people can’t take anything away from the work of God. God did this so people would respect him.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

That is very sad. He will leave the world the same way he came. So, what does a person gain from his “trying to catch the wind”?

Ecclesiastes 5:7

You should not let your useless dreams and bragging \{bring you trouble\}. You should respect God.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

In my short life, I have seen everything. I have seen good men die young. And I have seen evil men living long lives.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

Try to be a little of this and a little of that. {\cf2\super [33]} Even God’s followers will do some good things and some bad things.

Jeremiah 44:10

Even to this day, the people of Judah have not made themselves humble. They have not shown any respect for me. And those people have not followed my teachings. They have not obeyed the laws I gave you and your ancestors.”

Matthew 25:34

“Then the king will say to those good people on his right, ‘Come. My Father has given you great blessings. Come and get the kingdom God promised you. That kingdom has been prepared for you since the world was made.

Luke 1:50

God always gives mercy to those people\par that worship him.\par

Romans 2:5

But you people are hard and stubborn. You refuse to change. So you are making your own punishment greater and greater. You will get that punishment on the day when God will show his anger. On that day people will see God’s right judgments.

Romans 9:22

It is the same way with what God has done. God wanted to show his anger and to let people see his power. But God endured patiently those people he was angry with—people that were ready to be destroyed.

Deuteronomy 12:25

So don’t eat blood. You must do everything that the Lord says is right. Then good things will happen to you and to your descendants. [82]

Deuteronomy 12:28

Be careful to obey all the commands that I give you. When you do the things that are good and right—the things that please the Lord your God—then everything will go well for you and for your descendants [84] forever.

Deuteronomy 4:40

And you must obey his laws and commands that I give you today. Then everything will go well with you and your children who live after you. And you will live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you—it will be yours forever!”

2 Peter 2:9

\{Yes, God did all these things.\} So the Lord \{God\} will always save the people who serve him. He will save them when troubles come. And the Lord will hold evil people and punish them while waiting for the day of judgment.