Ecclesiastes 8:12

God's Word

A sinner may commit a hundred crimes and yet live a long life. Still, I know with certainty that it will go well for those who fear God, because they fear him.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:25

There was no one else like Ahab. At the urging of his wife, he sold himself to do what the Lord considered evil.

1 Chronicles 16:30

Tremble in his presence, all the earth! “The earth stands firm; it cannot be moved.

Job 35:15

And now ⌞you say⌟ that his anger doesn’t punish ⌞anyone⌟ and he isn’t too concerned about evil.

Psalm 112:1

Hallelujah! Blessed is the person who fears the Lord and is happy to obey his commands.

Psalm 115:13

He will bless those who fear the Lord, from the least important to the most important.

Psalm 128:2

You will certainly eat what your own hands have provided. Blessings to you! May things go well for you!

Psalm 37:11

Oppressed people will inherit the land and will enjoy unlimited peace.

Psalm 96:9

Worship the Lord in ⌞his⌟ holy splendor. Tremble in his presence, all the earth!

Exodus 1:20

God was good to the midwives. So the people increased in number and became very strong.

Proverbs 13:21

Disaster hunts down sinners, but righteous people are rewarded with good.

Proverbs 28:14

Blessed is the one who is always fearful ⌞of sin⌟, but whoever is hard-hearted falls into disaster.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

After having heard it all, this is the conclusion: Fear God, and keep his commands, because this applies to everyone.

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I realize that whatever God does will last forever. Nothing can be added to it, and nothing can be taken away from it. God does this so that people will fear him.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

This also is a painful tragedy: They leave exactly as they came. What advantage do they gain from working so hard for the wind?

Ecclesiastes 5:7

In spite of many daydreams, pointless actions, and empty words, you should still fear God.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

I have seen it all in my pointless life: Righteous people die in spite of being righteous. Wicked people go on living in spite of being wicked.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It’s good to hold on to the one and not let go of the other, because the one who fears God will be able to avoid both extremes.

Jeremiah 44:10

You have not humbled yourselves even to this day. You haven’t feared me or lived your lives by my teachings or by my decrees that I gave your ancestors.

Matthew 25:34

“Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, my Father has blessed you! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.

Luke 1:50

For those who fear him, his mercy lasts throughout every generation.

Romans 2:5

Since you are stubborn and don’t want to change the way you think and act, you are adding to the anger that God will have against you on that day when God vents his anger. At that time God will reveal that his decisions are fair.

Romans 9:22

If God wants to demonstrate his anger and reveal his power, he can do it. But can’t he be extremely patient with people who are objects of his anger because they are headed for destruction?

Deuteronomy 12:25

If you don’t eat blood, things will go well for you and your descendants. You will be doing what the Lord considers right.

Deuteronomy 12:28

Be sure you obey all these instructions I’m giving you. Then things will always go well for you and your descendants because you will be doing what the Lord your God considers good and right.

Deuteronomy 4:40

Obey his laws and commands which I’m giving you today. Then things will go well for you and your descendants. You will live for a long time in the land. The Lord your God is giving you the land for as long as you live.

2 Peter 2:9

Since the Lord did all this, he knows how to rescue godly people when they are tested. He also knows how to hold immoral people for punishment on the day of judgment.