Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Better
General references
Bible References
Better
Genesis 49:2 Come together and listen, sons of Jacob;
listen to your father Israel:
listen to your father Israel:
Genesis 50:15
When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said to one another, “If Joseph is holding a grudge against us, he will certainly repay us for all the suffering we caused him.”
Job 1:4
His sons used to take turns having banquets at their homes. They would send an invitation to their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
Isaiah 5:11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning
in pursuit of beer,
who linger into the evening,
inflamed by wine.
in pursuit of beer,
who linger into the evening,
inflamed by wine.
Isaiah 22:12 On that day the Lord God of Hosts
called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads,
and for the wearing of sackcloth.
called for weeping,
and for the wearing of sackcloth.
Amos 6:3 You dismiss any thought of the evil day
and bring in a reign of violence.
and bring in a reign of violence.
Matthew 5:4 Those who mourn are blessed,
for they will be comforted.
Matthew 14:6
But when Herod’s birthday celebration came, Herodias’s daughter danced before them and pleased Herod.
1 Peter 4:3
For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the pagans choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.
That
Numbers 23:10 Who has counted the dust of Jacob
or numbered the dust clouds of Israel?
Let me die the death of the upright;
let the end of my life be like theirs.
or numbered the dust clouds
Let me die the death of the upright;
let the end of my life be like theirs.
Deuteronomy 32:29 If only they were wise, they would figure it out;
they would understand their fate.
they would understand their fate.
Romans 6:21
So what fruit was produced then from the things you are now ashamed of? For the end of those things is death.
Philippians 3:19
Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory is in their shame. They are focused on earthly things,
Hebrews 9:27
And just as it is appointed for people to die once—and after this, judgment—
Living
Deuteronomy 32:46
he said to them, “Take to heart all these words I am giving as a warning to you today, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law.
Isaiah 47:7 You said, ‘I will be the mistress forever.’
You did not take these things to heart
or think about their outcome.
You did not take these things to heart
or think about their outcome.
Haggai 1:5
Now, the Lord of Hosts says this: “Think carefully about your ways:
General references
Jeremiah 16:8
You must not enter the house where feasting is taking place to sit with them to eat and drink.