Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
At rest
General references
Bible References
The wicked
Job 14:13
O that thou would hide me in Sheol, that thou would keep me covered until thy wrath is past, that thou would appoint me a set time and remember me!
Psalm 55:5
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
Matthew 10:28
And fear not those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul, but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Luke 12:4
And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of those that kill the body and, after that, have no more that they can do.
2 Thessalonians 1:6
seeing it is a just thing with God to recompense tribulation to those that trouble you
2 Peter 2:8
(for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, afflicted his righteous soul from day to day with the deeds of those unjust people);
At rest
Isaiah 57:1
The righteous perishes, and no man lays it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
Hebrews 4:9
There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.
Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on; Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours, and their works do follow them.
General references
Ecclesiastes 4:2
Therefore I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive.