Cross references

Ecclesiastes 8:12

Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.

Ecclesiastes 8:12 BSB

Ecclesiastes 8:12 has 25 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 12 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 37:11 (15 votes) and Luke 1:50 (12 votes). 36 other verses point back to it. It links with 20 other books, from Genesis 4 to Revelation 11.

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Which verses does Ecclesiastes 8:12 point to?

The 20 strongest of 25, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Psalm 37:1115 votes

    But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.

  2. Luke 1:5012 votes

    His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.

  3. 2 Peter 2:911 votes

    if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

  4. The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever. In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.

  5. In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.

  6. I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.

  7. Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor. Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.

  8. No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, or an old man fail to live out his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years, and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed. They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. …

  9. What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?

  10. For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them. But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”

  11. Romans 2:54 votes

    But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

  12. Psalm 96:92 votes

Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 8:12?

The 10 strongest of 36.