Ecclesiastes 8:12

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Summary

Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

A sinner

Surely

Fear before

Ecclesiastes 3:14

1 Chronicles 16:30

Psalm 96:9

Bible References

A sinner

And this also is a sore evil; that in all points as he came, so shall he go; and what profit has he that has laboured for the wind?

All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perishes for his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongs his days by his wickedness.

Moreover thou knowest also what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, did to me and what he did to the two captains of the host of Israel, unto Abner, the son of Ner and unto Amasa, the son of Jether, whom he slew, shedding the blood of war in peace and putting the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins and in his shoes that were on his feet.

(Truly there was none like unto Ahab, who sold himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, because Jezebel his wife incited him.

But a certain man, shooting his bow in perfection, smote the king of Israel between the joints of his coat of mail; therefore, he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thy hand and carry me out of the host, for I am wounded.

Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

There shall no longer be there an infant of days, nor an old man that has not filled his days, for the child shall die one hundred years old; and he who sins at one hundred years of age shall be accursed.

But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasures up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much meekness the vessels of wrath, prepared for death,

the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished;

Surely

It is good that thou should take hold of this; and also from the other not withdraw thy hand; for he that fears God shall come through with everything.

But the meek shall inherit the earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Aleph Halelu-JAH. Blessed is the man that fears the LORD, Beth that delights greatly in his commandments.

He will bless those that fear the LORD, both small and great.

For the rest of the ignorant shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

Say unto the righteous that it shall be well with him, for they shall eat of the fruit of their doings.

Therefore thus has the Lord GOD said, Behold, my slaves shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my slaves shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; behold, my slaves shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:

Then shall the King say unto those on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

And his mercy is on those that fear him from generation to generation.

Fear before

I have understood that whatever God does, it shall be for ever; nothing can be added to it, nor any thing taken from it because God does it that men should fear before him.

Fear before him, all the earth; the world also is being made stable, that it be not moved.

O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; fear before him, all the earth.