Isaiah 56:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

Layeth

Isaiah 56:4

Proverbs 4:13

Ecclesiastes 7:18

Keepeth the

Keepeth his

Romans 12:9

General references

Leviticus 23:3

Deuteronomy 29:9

Bible References

Layeth

for thus saith Jehovah: Unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold fast to my covenant,

Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go: keep her, for she is thy life.

It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God cometh forth from them all.

Keepeth the

If thou turn back thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the sabbath a delight, the holy day of Jehovah, honourable; and thou honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking idle words;

And thou, speak thou unto the children of Israel, saying, Surely my sabbaths shall ye keep; for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that ye may know that it is I, Jehovah, who do hallow you.

my sabbaths shall ye keep, And my sanctuary shall ye reverence: I am Jehovah.

And I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this which ye do, profaning the sabbath day?

thus saith Jehovah: Take heed to your souls, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, and bring nothing in through the gates of Jerusalem;

And I also gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am Jehovah that hallow them.

Keepeth his

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore;

I have refrained my feet from every evil path, that I might keep thy word.

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; remove thy foot from evil.

A wise man feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.

By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

Let love be unfeigned; abhorring evil; cleaving to good:

General references

Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, a holy convocation; no manner of work shall ye do: it is the sabbath to Jehovah in all your dwellings.

Ye shall keep then the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.