Although Evil Is Not Punished Swiftly, God Does Eventually Punish Sinners

¹¹ Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly, therefore the hearts of the sons of men among them are given fully to do evil. ¹² Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may lengthen his life, still I know that it will be well for those who fear God, who fear Him openly. ¹³ But it will not be well for the evil man and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.

Evil One

Fear of God

In His Presence

Stand in Awe

With God

Fear Before Him

Psalm 37:11

But the humble will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

Psalm 37:18-19

The Lord knows the days of the blameless,
And their inheritance will be forever.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

I have seen everything during my lifetime of futility; there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his wickedness.

Proverbs 1:32-33

“For the waywardness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I know that everything God does will remain forever; there is nothing to add to it and there is nothing to take from it, for God has so worked that men should fear Him.

Isaiah 3:10-11

Say to the righteous that it will go well with them,
For they will eat the fruit of their actions.

Matthew 25:34

“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Deuteronomy 12:25

You shall not eat it, so that it may be well with you and your sons after you, for you will be doing what is right in the sight of the Lord.

1 Kings 2:5-9

“Now you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed; he also shed the blood of war in peace. And he put the blood of war on his belt about his waist, and on his sandals on his feet.

1 Kings 21:25

Surely there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife incited him.

1 Kings 22:34-35

Now a certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel in a joint of the armor. So he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and take me out of the fight; for I am severely wounded.”

1 Chronicles 16:30

Tremble before Him, all the earth;
Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.

Psalm 96:9

Worship the Lord in holy attire;
Tremble before Him, all the earth.

Psalm 112:1

Praise the Lord!
How blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who greatly delights in His commandments.

Psalm 115:13

He will bless those who fear the Lord,
The small together with the great.

Proverbs 13:21

Adversity pursues sinners,
But the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

This also is a grievous evil—exactly as a man is born, thus will he die. So what is the advantage to him who toils for the wind?

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It is good that you grasp one thing and also not let go of the other; for the one who fears God comes forth with both of them.

Isaiah 65:13-14

Therefore, thus says the Lord God,
“Behold, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry.
Behold, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty.
Behold, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.

Isaiah 65:20-24

“No longer will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days,
Or an old man who does not live out his days;
For the youth will die at the age of one hundred
And the one who does not reach the age of one hundred
Will be thought accursed.

Matthew 25:41-46

“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;

Luke 1:50

“And His mercy is upon generation after generation
Toward those who fear Him.

Romans 2:5

But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

Romans 9:22

What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction?

2 Peter 2:9

then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,