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 says Yahweh, "To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold fast my covenant:

Take firm hold of instruction. Don't let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.

It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also from that don't withdraw your hand; for he who fears God will come forth from them all.

Keepeth the

"If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, [and] the holy of Yahweh honorable; and shall honor it, not doing your own ways, nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking [your own] words:

"Speak also to the children of Israel, saying, 'Most certainly you shall keep my Sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that you may know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies you.

"'You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, "What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the Sabbath day?

Thus says Yahweh, Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;

Moreover also I gave them my Sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.

Keepeth his

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

Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.

I have kept my feet from every evil way, that I might observe your word.

Don't turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.

A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

General references

"'Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; you shall do no kind of work. It is a Sabbath to Yahweh in all your dwellings.

Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.