Isaiah 56:2

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

Happy the man that shall do this, and the son of man that shall lay hold upon it; watching the Sabbath from defiling it, and watching his hand from doing all evil.

Cross References

Isaiah 58:13

If thou shalt turn back thy foot from the Sabbath, doing thy delight in my holy day; and thou calledst to the Sabbath a delight for the holy of Jehovah, being honored; and thou honoredst him from doing thy ways, from finding thy delight, and speaking the word.

Ezekiel 20:12

And also my Sabbaths I gave to them to be for a sign between me and between them, to know that I am Jehovah consecrating them.

Psalm 112:1

Praise ye Jah. Happy the man fearing Jehovah, delighting greatly in his commands..

Luke 11:28

And he said, Rather, happy they hearing the word of God, and watching it.

Ezekiel 20:20

And consecrate my Sabbaths; and they were for a sign between me and between you to know that I am Jehovah your God.

Exodus 20:10

And the seventh day the Sabbath to Jehovah thy God: thou shall do no service, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy servant, and thy maid, and thy cattle, and thy stranger which is in thy gates.

John 13:17

If ye know these, happy are ye if ye do them.

Psalm 106:3

Happy they watching judgment, doing justice in all time.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: to watch his ways the guarding of his soul.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and truth iniquity shall be expiated: and in the fear of Jehovah a departing from evil.

Proverbs 14:16

The wise one feared and departed from evil: and the foolish overflowing, and being confident .

Proverbs 4:27

Thou shalt not decline to the right and the left: turn away thy foot from evil

Proverbs 4:13

Lay hold upon instruction, thou shalt not let go: guard her for she is thy life.

Psalm 119:101

I withheld my feet from every evil way, so that I watch thy word.

Leviticus 19:30

My Sabbaths shall ye watch, and ye shall be afraid of my holies: I Jehovah.

Exodus 20:8

Remember the day of the Sabbath to consecrate it

Revelation 22:14

Happy they doing his commands, that their power shall be in the tree of life, and they might come in at the gates to the city.

Luke 12:43

Happy that servant, which his Lord, having come, shall find so doing.

Isaiah 56:6

And the sons of the stranger joining themselves to Jehovah to serve him, and to love the name of Jehovah, to be to him for servants, every one watching the Sabbath from defiling it, and taking hold upon my covenant;

Psalm 128:1

Song of ascensions Happy every one fearing Jehovah; going in his ways.

Psalm 37:27

Depart from evil and do good, and dwell forever.

Psalm 34:14

Turn away from evil, and do good; seek peace and pursue it

Nehemiah 13:17

And I shall contend with the nobles of Judah, and say to them, What this evil word that ye are doing, and profaning the day of the Sabbath?

Romans 12:9

Love unfeigned. Hating evil; fastened to good.

Isaiah 56:4

For thus said Jehovah to the eunuchs who shall watch my Sabbaths, and choose in what I delighted, and taking hold upon my covenant;

Ecclesiastes 7:18

Good that thou shalt hold fast upon this; also from this thou shalt not lead away thy hand: for he fearing God shall come forth with all of them.