Isaiah 3:10

The Message

“Reassure the righteous that their good living will pay off. But doom to the wicked! Disaster! Everything they did will be done to them.

Cross References

Exodus 1:20

God was pleased with the midwives. The people continued to increase in number—a very strong people. And because the midwives honored God, God gave them families of their own.

Proverbs 10:6

Blessings accrue on a good and honest life, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.

Proverbs 12:14

Well-spoken words bring satisfaction; well-done work has its own reward.

Proverbs 13:21

Disaster entraps sinners, but God-loyal people get a good life.

Proverbs 18:21

Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

Even though a person sins and gets by with it hundreds of times throughout a long life, I’m still convinced that the good life is reserved for the person who fears God, who lives reverently in his presence, and that the evil person will not experience a “good” life. No matter how many days he lives, they’ll all be as flat and colorless as a shadow—because he doesn’t fear God. * * *

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek God, all you quietly disciplined people who live by God’s justice. Seek God’s right ways. Seek a quiet and disciplined life. Perhaps you’ll be hidden on the Day of God’s anger.

Luke 19:19

“He said, ‘I’m putting you in charge of five towns.’