Proverbs 24:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You cannot say, “It’s none of my business.” The Lord knows everything, and he knows why you do things. He watches you, and he will pay you back for what you do.

Cross References

Job 34:11

He pays us back for what we have done. He gives us what we deserve.

Revelation 2:23

I will also kill her followers. Then all the churches will see that I am the one who knows what people feel and think. And I will repay each of you for what you have done.

Romans 2:6

He will reward or punish everyone for what they have done.

Proverbs 21:2

People think that whatever they do is right, but the Lord judges the reasons for everything they do.

Jeremiah 17:10

But I am the Lord, and I can look into a person’s heart. I can test a person’s mind and decide what each one should have. I can give each person the right payment for what they do.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

In some country you will see poor people who are forced to work very hard. You will see that this is not fair to them. It is against their rights. But don’t be surprised! The ruler who forces them to work has another ruler who forces him. And there is still another ruler who forces both of these rulers.

Psalm 121:8

The Lord will protect you as you come and go, both now and forever!

Psalm 121:3

He will not let you fall. Your Protector will not fall asleep.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Eliab is tall and handsome, but don’t judge by things like that. God doesn’t look at what people see. People judge by what is on the outside, but the Lord looks at the heart. Eliab is not the right man.”

Psalm 62:12

My Lord, your love is real. You reward all people for what they do.

Psalm 17:3

You were with me all night and looked deep into my heart. You questioned me and found that I did not say or do anything wrong.

Revelation 22:12

“Listen, I am coming soon! I will bring rewards with me. I will repay everyone for what they have done.

Revelation 2:18

“Write this to the angel of the church in Thyatira: “Here is a message from the Son of God, the one who has eyes that blaze like fire and feet like shining brass.

Revelation 1:18

I am the one who lives. I was dead, but look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.

2 Corinthians 5:10

We must all stand before Christ to be judged. Everyone will get what they should. They will be paid for whatever they did—good or bad—when they lived in this earthly body.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So don’t judge anyone now. The time for judging will be when the Lord comes. He will shine light on everything that is now hidden in darkness. He will make known the secret purposes of our hearts. Then the praise each person should get will come from God.

Romans 2:16

All this will happen on the day when God will judge people’s secret thoughts through Jesus Christ. This is part of the Good News that I tell everyone.

Acts 17:28

It is through him that we are able to live, to do what we do, and to be who we are. As your own poets have said, ‘We all come from him.’

Matthew 16:27

The Son of Man will come again with his Father’s glory and with his angels. And he will reward everyone for what they have done.

Daniel 5:23

No, you did not become humble. Instead, you have turned against the Lord of heaven. You ordered the drinking cups from his Temple to be brought to you. Then you and your royal officials, your wives, and your slave women drank wine from those cups. You gave praise to the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone. They are not really gods; they cannot see or hear or understand anything. But you did not give honor to the God who has the power over your life and everything you do.

Jeremiah 32:19

You plan and do great things. You see everything that people do. You give a reward to those who do good things, and you punish those who do bad things—you give them what they deserve.

Proverbs 5:21

The Lord clearly sees everything you do. He watches where you go.

Psalm 66:9

He continues to give us life, and he keeps us from falling.

Psalm 44:21

If we did, then God knows it, because he knows our deepest secrets.

Psalm 7:9

Stop those who do evil. Support those who do good. God, you are fair. You know what people are thinking.

1 Samuel 25:29

If someone chases you to kill you, the Lord your God will save your life. But he will throw away your enemies like a stone from a sling.

1 Samuel 2:6

The Lord causes people to die, and he causes them to live. He sends people down to the grave, and he can raise them up to live again.

1 Samuel 2:3

Don’t continue bragging. Don’t speak proud words, because the Lord God knows everything. He leads and judges people.

Psalm 94:9

God made our ears, so surely he can hear what is happening! He made our eyes, so surely he can see you!

Proverbs 12:14

People get good things for the words they say, and they are rewarded for the work they do.

Proverbs 5:22

The sins of the wicked will trap them. Those sins will be like ropes holding them back.

Proverbs 16:2

People think that whatever they do is right, but the Lord judges their reason for doing it.

Lamentations 3:36

The Lord does not like anyone to cheat another person. He does not like any of these things.