Proverbs 13:19

Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste,
but to turn from evil
is an abomination to fools.

Proverbs 13:12

Delayed hope makes the heart sick,
but fulfilled desire is a tree of life.

1 Kings 1:48

And the king went on to say this: ‘May the Lord God of Israel be praised! Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and I am a witness.’”

Job 28:28

He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”

Psalm 21:1-2

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, the king finds joy in Your strength.
How greatly he rejoices in Your victory!

Psalm 34:14

Turn away from evil and do what is good;
seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 37:27

Turn away from evil and do what is good,
and dwell there forever.

Proverbs 3:7

Don’t consider yourself to be wise;
fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 16:6

Wickedness is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life.

Proverbs 29:27

An unjust man is detestable to the righteous,
and one whose way is upright
is detestable to the wicked.

Song of Songs 3:4

I had just passed them
when I found the one I love.
I held on to him and would not let him go
until I brought him to my mother’s house
to the chamber of the one who conceived me.

2 Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, having this inscription:

The Lord knows those who are His, and
Everyone who names the name of the Lord
must turn away from unrighteousness.

2 Timothy 4:7-8

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Revelation 7:14-17

I said to him, “Sir, you know.”

Then he told me:

These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation.
They washed their robes and made them white
in the blood of the Lamb.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Bible References

The desire

Proverbs 13:12
Delayed hope makes the heart sick,
but fulfilled desire is a tree of life.
1 Kings 1:48
And the king went on to say this: ‘May the Lord God of Israel be praised! Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and I am a witness.’”
Psalm 21:1
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, the king finds joy in Your strength.
How greatly he rejoices in Your victory!
Song of Songs 3:4
I had just passed them
when I found the one I love.
I held on to him and would not let him go
until I brought him to my mother’s house
to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Revelation 7:14
I said to him, “Sir, you know.”

Then he told me:

These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation.
They washed their robes and made them white
in the blood of the Lamb.

It is

Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man is detestable to the righteous,
and one whose way is upright
is detestable to the wicked.

Depart

Proverbs 3:7
Don’t consider yourself to be wise;
fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
Proverbs 16:6
Wickedness is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.
Job 28:28
He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”
Psalm 34:14
Turn away from evil and do what is good;
seek peace and pursue it.
Psalm 37:27
Turn away from evil and do what is good,
and dwell there forever.
2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, having this inscription:

The Lord knows those who are His, and
Everyone who names the name of the Lord
must turn away from unrighteousness.

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