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.

Housetops

General references

Bible References

Whatsoever

Job 24:14
The murderer rises before it is light, that he may kill the poor and needy, and in the night he is like a thief.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.
Matthew 12:36
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,
Jude 1:14
It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, "Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones,

Housetops

Matthew 10:27
What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.

General references

Job 22:14
Thick clouds veil him, so that he does not see, and he walks on the vault of heaven.'
Mark 4:22
For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light.

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