Ecclesiastes 8:12

New Century Version

Though a sinner might do a hundred evil things and might live a long time, I know it will be better for those who honor God.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:25

There was no one like Ahab who had chosen so often to do what the Lord said was wrong, because his wife Jezebel influenced him to do evil.

1 Chronicles 16:30

Tremble before him, everyone on earth. The earth is set, and it cannot be moved.

Job 35:15

that his anger never punishes, and that he doesn’t notice evil.

Psalm 112:1

Praise the Lord! Happy are those who respect the Lord, who want what he commands.

Psalm 115:13

The Lord will bless those who respect him, from the smallest to the greatest.

Psalm 128:2

You will enjoy what you work for, and you will be blessed with good things.

Psalm 37:11

People who are not proud will inherit the land and will enjoy complete peace.

Psalm 96:9

Worship the Lord because he is holy. Tremble before him, everyone on earth.

Exodus 1:20

God was good to the nurses. And the Hebrew people continued to grow in number, so they became even stronger.

Proverbs 13:21

Trouble always comes to sinners, but good people enjoy success.

Proverbs 28:14

Those who are always respectful will be happy, but those who are stubborn will get into trouble.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Now, everything has been heard, so I give my final advice: Honor God and obey his commands, because this is all people must do.

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I know that everything God does will continue forever. People cannot add anything to what God has done, and they cannot take anything away from it. God does it this way to make people respect him.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

This, too, is real misery: They leave just as they came. So what do they gain from chasing the wind?

Ecclesiastes 5:7

Many useless promises are like so many dreams; they mean nothing. You should respect God.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

In my useless life I have seen both of these: I have seen good people die in spite of their goodness and evil people live a long time in spite of their evil.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It is good to grab the one and not let go of the other; those who honor God will hold them both.

Jeremiah 44:10

Even to this day the people of Judah are still too proud. They have not learned to respect me or to follow my teachings. They have not obeyed the laws I gave you and your ancestors.

Matthew 25:34

“Then the King will say to the people on his right, ‘Come, my Father has given you his blessing. Receive the kingdom God has prepared for you since the world was made.

Luke 1:50

God will show his mercy forever and ever to those who worship and serve him.

Romans 2:5

But you are stubborn and refuse to change, so you are making your own punishment even greater on the day he shows his anger. On that day everyone will see God’s right judgments.

Romans 9:22

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

Deuteronomy 12:25

If you don’t eat it, things will go well for you and your children, because you will be doing what the Lord says is right.

Deuteronomy 12:28

Be careful to obey all the rules I am giving you so that things will always go well for you and your children, and you will be doing what the Lord your God says is good and right.

Deuteronomy 4:40

Obey his laws and commands that I am giving you today so that things will go well for you and your children. Then you will live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is giving to you forever.

2 Peter 2:9

So the Lord knows how to save those who serve him when troubles come. He will hold evil people and punish them, while waiting for the Judgment Day.