Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
Whatsoever
Housetops
Bible References
Whatsoever
Job 24:14
“The murderer rises at dawn;
He kills the poor and the needy,
And at night he becomes a thief.
“The murderer rises at dawn;
He kills the poor and the needy,
And at night he becomes a thief.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious and win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him;
Matthew 12:36 But I tell you, on the day of judgment people will have to give an accounting for every careless or useless word they speak.
Jude 1:14
It was about these people that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, when he said, “Look, the Lord came with myriads of His holy ones
Housetops
Matthew 10:27 What I say to you in the dark (privately), tell in the light (publicly); and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops [to many people].
General references
Job 22:14
‘Thick clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see,
And He walks on the vault (circle) of the heavens.’
‘Thick clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see,
And He walks on the vault (circle) of the heavens.’
Mark 4:22 For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been kept secret, but that it would come to light [that is, things are hidden only temporarily, until the appropriate time comes for them to be known].