He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
Cross References
Exodus 9:20Those among Pharaoh's officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter,
Numbers 15:31He shall certainly be cut off, because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him."
2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
Proverbs 13:12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:21Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
Proverbs 19:16He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
Treasury of Scripture
Whoever despises the word shall be destroyed: but he that fears the commandment shall be rewarded.
despiseth
Proverbs 1:25,30,31
But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: …
2 Samuel 12:9,10
Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon…
2 Chronicles 36:16
But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
he
Ezra 10:3
Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
Psalm 115:13
He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.
Isaiah 66:2
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
rewarded in peace
Psalm 19:11
Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Psalm 119:165
Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
Matthew 5:12
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
