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 the Lord says, As for the unsexed who keep my Sabbaths, and give their hearts to pleasing me, and keep their agreement with me:

Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.

It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

Keepeth the

If you keep the Sabbath with care, not doing your business on my holy day; and if the Sabbath seems to you a delight, and the new moon of the Lord a thing to be honoured; and if you give respect to him by not doing your business, or going after your pleasure, or saying unholy words;

Say to the children of Israel that they are to keep my Sabbaths; for the Sabbath day is a sign between me and you through all your generations; so that you may see that I am the Lord who makes you holy.

Keep my Sabbaths and have respect for my holy place: I am the Lord.

Then I made protests to the chiefs of Judah, and said to them, What is this evil which you are doing, not keeping the Sabbath day holy?

This is what the Lord has said: See to yourselves, that you take up no weight on the Sabbath day, or take it in through the doors of Jerusalem;

And further, I gave them my Sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, so that it might be clear that I, who make them holy, am the Lord.

Keepeth his

Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever.

I have kept back my feet from all evil ways, so that I might be true to your word.

Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.

The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.

Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.

General references

On six days work may be done; but the seventh day is a special day of rest, a time for worship; you may do no sort of work: it is a Sabbath to the Lord wherever you may be living.

So keep the words of this agreement and do them, so that it may be well for you in everything you do.