Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

General references

Bible References

To enter

Matthew 19:17
And he said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one is good except One -- God; but if thou dost will to enter into the life, keep the commands.'
Acts 14:22
confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting to remain in the faith, and that through many tribulations it behoveth us to enter into the reign of God,
Hebrews 4:11
May we be diligent, then, to enter into that rest, that no one in the same example of the unbelief may fall,
Revelation 21:27
and there may not at all enter into it any thing defiling and doing abomination, and a lie, but -- those written in the scroll of the life of the Lamb.

Rather

Matthew 16:26
for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?
Luke 9:24
for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;

General references

Proverbs 23:2
And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou art a man of appetite.