Genesis 4:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

If thou doest well

Be accepted

Job 29:4

Proverbs 21:27

Hebrews 11:4

Sin

Genesis 4:8

Romans 7:8

James 1:15

Bible References

If thou doest well

And He said to him, See, I have accepted you concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city for which you have spoken.

All these Araunah, like a king, gave to the king. And Araunah said to the king, May Jehovah your God accept you.

And he went with Jehoram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth of Gilead. And the Syrians wounded Jehoram.

And now take to yourselves seven young bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering. And My servant Job will pray for you. Surely I will lift up his face so as not to do with you according to your foolishness, in that you have not spoken of Me what is right, like My servant Job.

It is not good to favor the person of the wicked, nor to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days be made longer, yet surely I know that it shall be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.

Say to the righteous that it is well; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Why does frankincense come to Me from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not pleasing, nor your sacrifices sweet to Me.

And if you offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And if you offer the lame and the sick, is it not evil? Bring it now to your governor. Will he accept you, or lift up your face, says Jehovah of Hosts?

but in every nation he who fears Him and works righteousness is accepted with Him.

indeed to those who with patience in good work are seeking for glory, and honor, and incorruptibility, everlasting life.

I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.

For he who serves Christ in these things is well-pleasing to God, and approved by men.

that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the nations, ministering the gospel of God, so that the offering up of the nations might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He has made us accepted in the One having been loved.

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to be godly to their own house, and give back to their forebears what is due them; for that is good and pleasing before God.

you also as living stones are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Be accepted

as I was in the days of my harvest, when the secret of God was on my tent;

The sacrifice of the wicked is hateful to God; how much more when he brings it with a wicked mind?

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts. And by it he, being dead, yet speaks.

Sin

And Cain talked with his brother Abel. And it happened when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.

But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, worked in me all kinds of lust. For apart from law sin was dead.

Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin. And sin, when it is fully formed, brings forth death.