1 Samuel 26:10
David also said, “As the Lord lives, most certainly the Lord will strike him [in His own time and way], or his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be carried off [dead].
Genesis 47:29
And when the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight,
Deuteronomy 31:14
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, the time for you to die is near; call Joshua, and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting.
1 Samuel 25:38
About ten days later, the Lord struck Nabal and he died.
1 Samuel 31:6
So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men died together on that day.
Psalm 37:13
The Lord laughs at him [the wicked one—the one who oppresses the righteous],
For He sees that his day [of defeat] is coming.
Romans 12:19
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for God’s wrath [and His judicial righteousness]; for it is written [in Scripture], “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
Deuteronomy 32:35
‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution,
In due time their foot will slip;
For the day of their disaster is at hand,
And their doom hurries to meet them.’
1 Samuel 25:26
So now, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, since the Lord has prevented you from shedding blood, and from avenging yourself by your own hand, now then let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord, be as [self-destructive as] Nabal.
1 Samuel 24:15
May the Lord be the judge and render judgment between me and you; and may He see and plead my cause and vindicate me by saving me from your hand.”
Job 7:1
And are not his days like the days of a hired man?
Job 14:5
“Since his days are determined,
The number of his months is with You [in Your control],
And You have made his limits so he cannot pass [his allotted time].
Job 14:14
“If a man dies, will he live again?
I will wait all the days of my struggle
Until my change and release will come.
Psalm 37:10
For yet a little while and the wicked one will be gone [forever];
Though you look carefully where he used to be, he will not be [found].
Psalm 94:1-2
O God, You to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth [in judgment]!
Psalm 94:23
He has turned back their own wickedness upon them
And will destroy them by means of their own evil;
The Lord our God will wipe them out.
Ecclesiastes 3:2
A time to be born and a time to die;
A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
Luke 18:7
Hebrews 9:27
And just as it is appointed and destined for all men to die once and after this [comes certain] judgment,
Revelation 18:8
For this reason in a single day her plagues (afflictions, calamities) will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire and completely consumed; for strong and powerful is the Lord God who judges her.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The lord liveth
He shall descend
General references
Bible References
The lord liveth
O God, You to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth [in judgment]!
His day
And are not his days like the days of a hired man?
“Since his days are determined,
The number of his months is with You [in Your control],
And You have made his limits so he cannot pass [his allotted time].
For yet a little while and the wicked one will be gone [forever];
Though you look carefully where he used to be, he will not be [found].
A time to be born and a time to die;
A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
He shall descend
‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution,
In due time their foot will slip;
For the day of their disaster is at hand,
And their doom hurries to meet them.’
General references
His mischief will return on his own head,
And his violence will come down on the top of his head [like loose dirt].