Ecclesiastes 8:11

New King James Version

Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

Cross References

Isaiah 26:10

Let grace be shown to the wicked, Yet he will not learn righteousness; In the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly, And will not behold the majesty of the Lord.

Psalm 10:6

He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity.”

Jeremiah 48:11

“Moab has been at ease from his youth; He has settled on his dregs, And has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, Nor has he gone into captivity. Therefore his taste remained in him, And his scent has not changed.

Exodus 8:15

But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as the Lord had said.

Isaiah 57:11

“And of whom have you been afraid, or feared, That you have lied And not remembered Me, Nor taken it to your heart? Is it not because I have held My peace from of old That you do not fear Me?

Jeremiah 42:15

Then hear now the word of the Lord, O remnant of Judah! Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘If you wholly set your faces to enter Egypt, and go to dwell there,

Exodus 8:32

But Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also; neither would he let the people go.

Exodus 34:6

And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth,

2 Samuel 11:15

And he wrote in the letter, saying, “Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck down and die.”

Psalm 86:15

But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: that one thing happens to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

Job 24:23

He gives them security, and they rely on it; Yet His eyes are on their ways.

Psalm 10:4

The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts.