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} you would conceal me in Sheol, [that] you would hide me {until your wrath is past}, [that] you would appoint a set time for me and remember me.
Psalm 55:5
Fear and trembling come on me, and horror overwhelms me.
Matthew 10:28
And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul, but instead be afraid of the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Luke 12:4
"And I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after these [things] do not have anything more to do.
2 Thessalonians 1:6
since [it is] righteous in the sight of God to pay back those who are afflicting you with affliction,
2 Peter 2:8
(for that righteous man, [as he] lived among them day after day, was tormenting [his] righteous soul by the lawless deeds [he was] seeing and hearing),
At rest
Isaiah 57:1
The righteous [one] perishes, and there is no one who takes [it] to heart. And men of faithfulness [are] gathered, while there is no one who understands, for the righteous is gathered from the presence of wickedness.
Hebrews 4:9
Consequently a sabbath rest remains for the people of God.
Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write: 'Blessed [are] the dead who die in the Lord from now on!'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "in order that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow after them."
General references
Ecclesiastes 4:2
So I deemed the dead who have already died more [fortunate] than the living who are still alive.