Ecclesiastes 8:12

Although Evil Is Not Punished Swiftly, God Does Eventually Punish Sinners

¹¹ Because the sentence against an evil act is not executed quickly, the hearts of the sons of men are fully set to do evil. ¹² Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life [seemingly] is prolonged [in spite of his wickedness], still I know that it will be well with those who [reverently] fear God, who fear and worship Him openly [realizing His omnipresence and His power]. ¹³ But it will not be well for the evil man, nor will he lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.

Evil One

Fear of God

In His Presence

Stand in Awe

With God

Fear Before Him

Psalm 37:11

But the humble will [at last] inherit the land
And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity and peace.

Psalm 37:18-19

The Lord knows the days of the blameless,
And their inheritance will continue forever.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

I have seen everything during my [fleeting] days of futility; there is a righteous man who perishes in [spite of] his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives a long life in [spite of] his wickedness.

Proverbs 1:32-33

“For the turning away of the naive will kill them,
And the careless ease of [self-righteous] fools will destroy them.

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I know that whatever God does, it endures forever; nothing can be added to it nor can anything be taken from it, for God does it so that men will fear and worship Him [with awe-filled reverence, knowing that He is God].

Isaiah 3:10-11

Say to the righteous that it will go well with them,
For they will eat the fruit of their [righteous] actions.

Matthew 25:34

“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father [you favored of God, appointed to eternal salvation], inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Deuteronomy 12:25

You shall not eat it, so that all may be well with you and with your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the sight of the Lord.

1 Kings 2:5-9

Now you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah [my sister] did to me, and what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and to Amasa the son of Jether, [both of] whom he murdered; avenging the blood of war in [a time of] peace. And he put the [innocent] blood of war [of Abner and Amasa] on his belt that was around his waist, and on his sandals on his feet.

1 Kings 21:25

There certainly was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife incited him.

1 Kings 22:34-35

But one man drew a bow at random and struck the king of Israel in a joint of the armor. So he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and take me out of the fight, because I have been seriously wounded.”

1 Chronicles 16:30

Tremble [reverently] before Him, all the earth;
The world is firmly established, it will not be moved.

Psalm 96:9

Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;
Tremble [in submissive wonder] before Him, all the earth.

Psalm 112:1

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who fears the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience],
Who delights greatly in His commandments.

Psalm 115:13

He will bless those who fear and worship the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder],
Both the small and the great.

Proverbs 13:21

Adversity pursues sinners,
But the [consistently] upright will be rewarded with prosperity.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

This also is a grievous evil—exactly as he was born, so he shall die. So what advantage has he who labors for the wind?

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It is good that you take hold of one thing (righteousness) and also not let go of the other (wisdom); for the one who fears and worships God [with awe-filled reverence] will come forth with both of them.

Isaiah 65:13-14

Therefore, the Lord God says this,

“Listen carefully, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry;
Indeed, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty;
Indeed, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.

Isaiah 65:20-24

“No longer shall there be in it an infant who lives only a few days,
Or an old man who does not finish his days;
For the youth who dies at the age of a hundred,
And the one who does not reach the age of a hundred
Will be thought of as accursed.

Matthew 25:41-46

“Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Leave Me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels (demons);

Luke 1:50

“And His mercy is upon generation after generation
Toward those who [stand in great awe of God and] fear Him.

Romans 2:5

But because of your callous stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are [deliberately] storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

Romans 9:22

What if God, although willing to show His [terrible] wrath and to make His power known, has tolerated with great patience the objects of His wrath [which are] prepared for destruction?

2 Peter 2:9

then [in light of the fact that all this is true, be sure that] the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and how to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,