Verse 18

When the worde of God is not preached, the people perishe: but well is hym that kepeth the lawe.

Referenced Verses

• Jas 1:25 : 25 But who so loketh in the perfect lawe of libertie, and continueth therin he being not a forgetfull hearer, but a doer of the worke, shalbe blessed in his deede.
• Luke 11:28 : 28 But he sayde: Yea rather happy are they that heare the worde of God, and kepe it.
• Matt 9:36 : 36 But when he sawe the multitudes, he was moued with compassion on them, because they were destitute, and scattered abrode, euen as sheepe, hauing no shephearde.
• 1 Sam 3:1 : 1 And the chylde Samuel ministred vnto the Lorde before Eli, and the worde of the Lord was precious in those dayes, neither was there any open vision.
• Hos 4:6 : 6 My people perishe for lacke of knowledge: because thou hast refused knowledge, therfore wyll I refuse thee also, so that thou shalt no more be my priest: and forsomuche as thou hast forgotten the lawe of thy God, I wyll also forget thy chyldren.
• Rom 10:13-15 : 13 For whosoeuer shall call on the name of the Lorde, shalbe saued. 14 Howe then shall they call on hym, on whom they haue not beleued? Howe shall they beleue on hym of whom they haue not hearde? Howe shal they heare, without a preacher? 15 And howe shall they preache, except they be sent? As it is written: Howe beautifull are the feete of them whiche bryng good tydynges of peace, & bryng good tydynges of good thynges.
• John 13:17 : 17 Yf ye knowe these thynges, happy are ye, yf ye do them.
• Amos 8:11-12 : 11 Behold the dayes come sayth the Lord God, that I will sende a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor thirst for water, but of hearing the worde of the Lorde. 12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, & from the north euen vnto the east shal they run to and fro to seke the worde of the Lord, and shall not finde it.
• Ps 119:2 : 2 Blessed are they that kepe his testimonies: they seke hym with their whole heart.