Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
Thou shalt eat
General references
Bible References
Thou shalt eat
Genesis 3:19
“By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread
Until you return to the ground,
For from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”
“By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread
Until you return to the ground,
For from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”
Deuteronomy 28:4
“The offspring of your body and the produce of your ground and the offspring of your animals, the offspring of your herd and the young of your flock will be blessed.
Judges 6:3
For it was whenever Israel had sown [their seed] that the Midianites would come up with the Amalekites and the people of the east and go up against them.
Ecclesiastes 5:18
Behold, here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in all the labor in which he labors under the sun during the few days of his life which God gives him—for this is his [allotted] reward.
Isaiah 62:8
The Lord has sworn [an oath] by His right hand and by His mighty arm,
“I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies,
Nor will [the invading] foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”
The Lord has sworn [an oath] by His right hand and by His mighty arm,
“I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies,
Nor will [the invading] foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”
Isaiah 65:13
Therefore, the Lord God says this,
“Listen carefully, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry;
Indeed, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty;
Indeed, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
Indeed, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty;
Indeed, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
And it shall
Ecclesiastes 8:12
Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life [seemingly] is prolonged [in spite of his wickedness], still I know that it will be well with those who [reverently] fear God, who fear and worship Him openly [realizing His omnipresence and His power].
Isaiah 3:10
Say to the righteous that it will go well with them,
For they will eat the fruit of their [righteous] actions.
Say to the righteous that it will go well with them,
For they will eat the fruit of their [righteous] actions.
Jeremiah 22:15
“Do you think that you become a king because you have much more cedar [in your palace than Solomon]?
Did not your father [Josiah], as he ate and drank,
Do just and righteous acts [being upright and in right standing with God]?
Then all was well with him.
“Do you think that you become a king because you have much more cedar [in your palace than Solomon]?
Did not your father [Josiah], as he ate and drank,
Do just and righteous acts [being upright and in right standing with God]?
Then all was well with him.
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord [always doing your best and doing more than is needed], being continually aware that your labor [even to the point of exhaustion] in the Lord is not futile nor wasted [it is never without purpose].
Ephesians 6:3
so that it may be well with you, and that you may have a long life on the earth.
General references
Genesis 26:5
because Abraham listened to and obeyed My voice and [consistently] kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”
Ecclesiastes 3:13
and also that every man should eat and drink and see and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.
Isaiah 19:15
There will be no work for Egypt
Which head or tail, [high] palm branch or [low] bulrush, may do.
There will be no work for Egypt
Which head or tail, [high] palm branch or [low] bulrush, may do.
Ephesians 6:3
so that it may be well with you, and that you may have a long life on the earth.