Ecclesiastes 8:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

A sinner might do a hundred evil things and still live a long time. But I know that it is still better to obey and respect God.

Cross References

Psalm 37:11

Humble people will get the land God promised, and they will enjoy peace.

2 Peter 2:9

So you see that the Lord God knows how to save those who are devoted to him. He will save them when troubles come. And the Lord will hold evil people to punish them on the day of judgment.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

In my short life, I have seen everything. I have seen good people die young, and I have seen evil people live long lives.

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I learned that anything God does will continue forever. People cannot add anything to the work of God, and they cannot take anything away from it. God did this so that people would respect him.

Romans 9:22

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

Luke 1:50

He always gives mercy to those who worship him.

Romans 2:5

But you are so stubborn! You refuse to change. So you are making your own punishment greater and greater. You will be punished on the day when God will show his anger. On that day everyone will see how right God is to judge people.

Matthew 25:34

“Then the king will say to the godly people on his right, ‘Come, my Father has great blessings for you. The kingdom he promised is now yours. It has been prepared for you since the world was made.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

Try to be a little of this and a little of that. Even God’s followers will do some good things and some bad things.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

It is very sad that people leave the world just as they came. So what does a person gain from “trying to catch the wind”?

Proverbs 13:21

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

Psalm 115:13

The Lord will bless his followers, great and small.

Psalm 112:1

Praise the Lord! Great blessings belong to those who fear and respect the Lord, who are happy to do what he commands.

Psalm 96:9

Worship the Lord in all his holy beauty. Everyone on earth should tremble before him.

1 Chronicles 16:30

Everyone on earth should tremble before him! But the world stands firm and cannot be moved.

1 Kings 21:25

So Ahab sold himself out to do what the Lord says is evil. There is no one who did as much evil as Ahab and his wife Jezebel, who caused him to do these things.

Deuteronomy 12:25

So don’t eat blood. You must do what the Lord says is right, and good things will happen to you and to your descendants.

Exodus 1:20

The nurses trusted God, so he was good to them and allowed them to have their own families. The Hebrews continued to have more children, and they became very strong.

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.”

Deuteronomy 12:28

Carefully obey all the commands that I give you. When you do what is good and right—what pleases the Lord your God—then everything will go well for you and for your descendants forever.

Psalm 128:2

You will get what you work for. You will enjoy the Lord’s blessings, and all will go well for you.

Ecclesiastes 5:7

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

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Now, what should we learn from everything that is written in this book? The most important thing a person can do is to respect God and obey his commands, because he knows about everything people do—even the secret things. He knows about all the good and all the bad, and he will judge people for everything they do.

Job 35:15

“Job thinks that God does not punish evil and that he pays no attention to sin.

Proverbs 28:14

People who respect others will be blessed, but stubborn people will have plenty of troubles.

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 they have not followed my teachings. They have not obeyed the laws I gave you and your ancestors.’