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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