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.

For I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on: Yea, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.

According

And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

General references

And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are yet alive.

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.