Deut. 29 9. Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do. Deut. 30: 15, 16. See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; in that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. Verse 19. I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live. Prov. 10: 27. The fear of the Lord prolongeth days. Prov. 14: 27. The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Prov. 19: 23. The fear of the Lord tendeth to life; he that hath it shall abide satisfied. Prov. 22: 24. By humility and the fear of the Lord, are riches, and honor, and life. Eccl. 8: 12. It shall be well with them that fear God. Ps. 145 20. Rom. 8: 28. Eccl. 2: 26. knowledge and joy. All things work together for good to them that love God. Ps. 34 8. Blessed is the man that trusteth in him (God). Ps. 125: 1. They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion which cannot be removed. Prov. 35. Whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he. He that putteth his trust in the Lord shall inherit the possess my holy mountain. Isa. 57: 13. land, and shall Jer. 17: 7, 8. hope the Lord is. spreadeth out her Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that roots by the river. Ps. 91: 5, 6. Thou (the righteous) shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day, nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor for the destruction that wasteth at noon-day. Verse 16. With long life will I satisfy him (the righteous), and show him my salvation. Ps. 34 10. They that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. Heb. 11 6. God is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Prov. 39. Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase: so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. Ps. 1 1. Blessed is the man who walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly. Ps. 5: 12. Thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favor thou wilt compass him as with a shield. Ps. 58 11. Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. Ps. 37 11. The meek shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. Verse 16. A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. Verse 18. The Lord knoweth the days of the upright; and their inheritance shall be forever. Verse 19. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. Verse 23. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and he lelighteth in his way. Verse 24. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholdeth him with his hands. Verse 25. I have been young, and now am old: yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. Verse 27. Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore. Verse 34. Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land. Verse 37. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. Ps. 92: 12. The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree, and grow like the cedar in Lebanon. Ps. 97 11. right in heart. Ps. 106 3. Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the up Blessed is he that doeth righteousness at all times. Prov. 19: 1. Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. Prov. 11: 18. To him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. Verse 19. As righteousness tendeth to life; so he that pursueth evil, pursueth it to his own death. Verse 30. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. Verse 31. Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner Prov. 12: 28. In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof is no death. Prov. 14:34. Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. Prov. 21: 21. He that followeth after righteousness and mercy, findeth life and honor. Isa. 3 10. Say ye to the righteous, It shall be well with him, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Isa. 32 17. The work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forever. Ezek. 18: 20. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him. Verse 22. In his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. Prov. 28: 6. Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. Verse 10. The upright shall have good things in possession. Verse 20. A faithful man shall abound with blessings. Job 36: 11. If they (men) obey and serve him (God), they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasure. Lev. 18: 5. Ye shall keep my statutes and my judgments; which if a man do he shall live in them. Verse 40. Thou shalt keep his statutes, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee. Ps. 19: 11. In keeping them (the commandments) there is great reward. Prov. 1 3. Let thine heart keep my commandments, for long life and Deace shall they add to thee. Prov. 29: 18. He that keepeth the law, happy is he. Jer. 6 16. your souls. Matt. 7: 22. Walk therein (in the good way); and ye shall find rest for Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven (i. e., the blessings and privileges of the Gosper dispensation), but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matt. 19 17. If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. Luke 11 28. Blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep it. 1 John 2: 17. He that doeth the will of God abideth forever. Matt. 7 24-25. Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock. John 8: 51 If a man keep my sayings he shall never see death. Job 34: 11. The work of a man shall he (God) render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways. Ps. 62: 12. Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou render est unto every man according to his work. Jer. 17 10. I the Lord search the heart and try the reins; even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. Jer. 32: 19. Thine eyes are upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give every one according to his ways. Rom. 2: 6. God will render to every man according to his works. Gal. 6: 7, 8. Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Eph. 6: 8. Whatsoever good things a man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord. 1 Peter 1:17. God, without respect of persons, judgeth according to every man's work. Titus 3: 8. These things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they who have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works; for these things are good and profitable unto men. James 1: 25. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. Rom. 2:10. Glory, honor, and peace, to every man that worketh good; to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile. 1 Peter 3: 10, 11, 12. For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile : let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers. Gal. 5:22. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace. Ps. 119: 165. shall offend them. Prov. 3: 17. paths are peace. Great peace have they who love thy law, and nothing Wisdom's ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her Isa. 263. Thou (God) wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee. Rom. 8: 6. To be spiritually minded is life and peace. 1 Peter 3: 13. which is good? Prov. 3: 1, 2. Who is he that will harm you, if ye be doers of that My son, forget not my law, but let thine heart keep my commandments; for length of days, and long life and peace, shall they add to thee. SECTION II. Threatenings to the disobedient. Deut 28: 15-26. But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command you this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out. The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly ; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me. The Lord shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it. The Lord shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew, and they shall pursue thee until thou perish; and thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. The Lord shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them; and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. And thy carcass shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away. See also Deut. 28: 27-68. Prov. 1: 29. They hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord. Verse 31. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. Ps. 63: 19. Job 15: 24. Job 18: 11. Isa. 3: 11. They (the wicked) are utterly consumed with terrors. Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for the reward of his hands shall be given him. Prov. 17: 20. He that hath a froward heart findeth no good. Prov. 22: 5. Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward. Job 21: 17. How oft is the candle of the wicked put out? and how oft cometh their destruction upon them? God distributeth sorrows in his anger. Job 27: 13-23. This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. Those that remain of him shall be buried in death; and his widows shall not weep. Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay, he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh. The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered he openeth his eyes, and he is not. Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth, and, as a storm, hurleth him out of his place. For God shall cast upon him, and not spare he would fain flee out of his hand. Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. God preserveth not the life of the wicked. Job 36: 6. Ps. 11 6. Upon the wicked, God shall rain snares, fire, and brimstone and an horrible tempest; this shall be the portion of their cup. Ps. 75: 8. For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same; but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them. Ps. 107 34. God turneth a fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. Ps. 1469. Isa. 11: 4. same. The way of the wicked he turneth upside down. The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked. They that plough iniquity and sow wickedness reap the Prov. 228. He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity. Gal. 68. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap cor ruption. Job 15: 20. Job 20: 12. Job 31 3. to the workers Ps. 11: 16. Ps. 32: 10. The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days. Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth. He shall suck the poison of asps. Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Ps. 37: 35, 36. I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay-tree; yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. Prov. 2:22. The wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it. Prov. 4:19. The way of the wicked is as darkness; they know not at what they stumble. Prov. 10: 2. Treasures of wickedness profit nothing. Prov. 115. The wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. Verse 21. Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished. Verse 31. The wicked and the sinner shall be recompensed in the earth. Prov. 12: 21. Prov. 13 5. The wicked shall be filled with mischief. A wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame. It shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he pro Prov. 15: 6. Eccl. 8:13. long his days. Ps. 55: 23. Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. Prov. 8:36. He that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me (wisdom) love death. Prov. 11: 19. As righteousness tendeth to life, so he that pursueth evil, pursueth it to his own death. Isa. 57: 20. The wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. Ezek. 18: 20. The wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. Eccl. 2: 26 Prov. 11: 3. Prov. 13: 2. The perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. |