Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
Perish
Bible References
There
1 Samuel 3:1
Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli's supervision. Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.
Hosea 4:6
You have destroyed my people by failing to acknowledge me! Because you refuse to acknowledge me, I will reject you as my priests. Because you reject the law of your God, I will reject your descendants.
Amos 8:11
Be certain of this, the time is coming," says the sovereign Lord, "when I will send a famine through the land -- not a shortage of food or water but an end to divine revelation!
Matthew 9:36
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
Romans 10:13
For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Perish
2 Chronicles 28:19
The Lord humiliated Judah because of King Ahaz of Israel, for he encouraged Judah to sin and was very unfaithful to the Lord.
But
Proverbs 19:16
The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die.
Psalm 19:11
Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; those who obey them receive a rich reward.
Psalm 119:2
How blessed are those who observe his rules, and seek him with all their heart,
Luke 11:28
But he replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!"
John 13:17
If you understand these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
John 14:21
The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him."
James 1:25
But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there, and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out -- he will be blessed in what he does.
Revelation 22:14
Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access to the tree of life and can enter into the city by the gates.