Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

General references

Bible References

Curse

Proverbs 21:12
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked;
He brings the wicked to ruin.
Leviticus 26:14
“But if you do not obey Me and observe all these commands—
Deuteronomy 7:26
You must not bring any abhorrent thing into your house, or you will be set apart for destruction like it. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.
Deuteronomy 28:15
“But if you do not obey the Lord your God by carefully following all His commands and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overtake you:
Deuteronomy 29:19
When someone hears the words of this oath, he may consider himself exempt, thinking, ‘I will have peace even though I follow my own stubborn heart.’ This will lead to the destruction of the well-watered land as well as the dry land.
Joshua 6:18
But keep yourselves from the things set apart, or you will be set apart for destruction. If you take any of those things, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster on it.
Joshua 7:13
“Go and consecrate the people. Tell them to consecrate themselves for tomorrow, for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There are things that are set apart among you, Israel. You will not be able to stand against your enemies until you remove what is set apart.
Psalm 37:22
Those who are blessed by Him will inherit the land,
but those cursed by Him will be destroyed.
Zechariah 5:3
Then he said to me, “This is the curse that is going out over the whole land, for every thief will be removed according to what is written on one side, and everyone who swears falsely will be removed according to what is written on the other side.
Malachi 2:2
If you don’t listen, and if you don’t take it to heart to honor My name,” says Yahweh of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. In fact, I have already begun to curse them because you are not taking it to heart.

He blesseth

Deuteronomy 28:2
All these blessings will come and overtake you, because you obey the Lord your God:
2 Samuel 6:11
The ark of the Lord remained in his house three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and his whole family.
Job 8:6
if you are pure and upright,
then He will move even now on your behalf
and restore the home where your righteousness dwells.
Psalm 1:3
He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
that bears its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
Psalm 91:10
no harm will come to you;
no plague will come near your tent.

General references

Job 31:12
For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon;
it would destroy my entire harvest.
Psalm 37:16
The little that the righteous man has is better
than the abundance of many wicked people.
Mark 11:21
Then Peter remembered and said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that You cursed is withered.”

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