Ecclesiastes 7:18 Cross References - NSB

¹⁸ It is good that you should take hold of this and also from this not withdraw your hand, for he who respects God will come forth from them all.

¹² Who is this person who respects Jehovah? He is the one whom Jehovah will teach the way he should choose. ¹³ He will enjoy good things in life, and his descendants will inherit the land. ¹⁴ Jehovah is intimate with those who respect him. He reveals the intent of his covenant to them.

¹⁹ He will fulfill the desire of those who reverence him. He will also hear their cry and will save them. ²⁰ Jehovah protects all who love him, but he will destroy the wicked.

²⁵ Let your eyes look straight ahead. Let you own eyes gaze (be fixed) straight in front of you. ²⁶ Ponder the path of your feet. Let all your ways be established (firm). ²⁷ Do not turn to the right or to the left. Remove your foot from evil.

²⁰ »I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

¹⁴ I know that whatever God does it will be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor any thing taken from it. God does it in order that men should reverence (respect) him.

¹² Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and he lives a long life, yet I know that it will be well with those who respect (reverence) God and worship him.

⁶ In the morning sow your seed. In the evening do not withhold your hand. For you do not know which shall prosper. Whether they both will alike be good.

¹³ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Respect God, and obey his commandments for this is the whole duty of man.

⁴⁰ »I will make an eternal promise to them that I will never stop blessing them. I will make them respect me so that they will never turn away from me.

² »The sun of righteousness with it’s healing will shine on you who respect my name and obey me. You will be free and paw the ground like fat calves.«

⁵⁰ »His mercy is to all generations for all who respect him.

⁴² »Woe to you Pharisees! You tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice and the love of God. You should have done these but you leave them undone.