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.

General references

Bible References

Better

Genesis 49:2
Come together and listen, sons of Jacob;
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.
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.
Amos 6:3
You dismiss any thought of the evil day
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.
Deuteronomy 32:29
If only they were wise, they would figure it out;
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.
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.

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