Ecclesiastes 8:12
Even though a sinner may do wrong a hundred times, and live a long life, I'm convinced that those who do what God says will be better off.
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11When people are not punished quickly for their crimes they are even more determined to do wrong.
13In fact, the wicked will not live long, passing like a shadow, because they refuse to follow God.
Cross References
Exodus 1:20God treated the midwives well, and the people increased in number so there were even more of them.
1 Kings 2:5In addition, you know what Joab, son of Zeruiah, did to me and what he did to Abner, son of Ner, and Amasa, son of Jether, the two army commanders of Israel. He murdered them, spilling the blood of war during a time of peace. He smeared the blood of war on his belt and on his sandals.
1 Kings 22:34However, an enemy archer shot an arrow at random, hitting the king of Israel between the joints of his armor by his breastplate. The king told his charioteer, “Turn around and get me out of the fight, because I've been wounded!”
Job 35:15You're saying that God doesn't punish people in his anger and pays little attention to sin.
Psalms 37:18The Lord knows what is happening to the innocent and grants them an eternal inheritance.
Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord! Happy are those who respect the Lord, who love to do what he says!
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 8:10-14
The Evil of Oppressive Rulers. 9 All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt. 10 And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity. 11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. 12 Though a sinner do… Read the whole commentary →