Isaiah 57:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

They are at rest in their last resting-places, every one going straight before him.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 16:14 : 14 And they put him into the resting-place which he had made for himself in the town of David, in a bed full of sweet perfumes of all sorts of spices, made by the perfumer's art, and they made a great burning for him.
  • Ezek 32:25 : 25 They have made a bed for her among the dead, and all her people are round about her resting-place: all of them without circumcision, put to death with the sword; for they were a cause of fear in the land of the living, and are put to shame with those who go down to the underworld: they have been given a place among those who have been put to the sword.
  • Luke 2:29 : 29 Now you are letting your servant go in peace, O Lord, as you have said;
  • Luke 16:22 : 22 And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth.
  • Rev 14:13 : 13 And a voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Put in writing, There is a blessing on the dead who from now on come to their end in the Lord: yes, says the Spirit, that they may have rest from their troubles; for their works go with them.
  • Gen 17:1 : 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him, and said, I am God, Ruler of all; go in my ways and be upright in all things,
  • 2 Cor 5:1 : 1 For we are conscious that if this our tent of flesh is taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in heaven.
  • 2 Cor 5:8 : 8 We are without fear, desiring to be free from the body, and to be with the Lord.
  • Phil 1:23 : 23 I am in a hard position between the two, having a desire to go away and be with Christ, which is very much better:
  • Luke 7:50 : 50 And he said to the woman, By your faith you have salvation; go in peace.
  • Matt 25:21 : 21 His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.
  • Luke 1:6 : 6 They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.
  • Job 3:17 : 17 There the passions of the evil are over, and those whose strength has come to an end have rest.
  • Eccl 12:7 : 7 And the dust goes back to the earth as it was, and the spirit goes back to God who gave it.
  • Isa 14:18 : 18 All the kings of the earth are at rest in glory, every man in his house,
  • Isa 26:7 : 7 The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.

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  • Isa 57:1
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    1The upright man goes to his death, and no one gives a thought to it; and god-fearing men are taken away, and no one is troubled by it; for the upright man is taken away because of evil-doing, and goes into peace.

  • Job 3:17
    74%

    17There the passions of the evil are over, and those whose strength has come to an end have rest.

  • Isa 32:17-18
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    17And the work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of an upright rule will be to take away fear for ever.

    18And my people will be living in peace, in houses where there is no fear, and in quiet resting-places.

  • Ps 37:37
    73%

    37Give attention to the good man, and take note of the upright; because the end of that man is peace.

  • Ps 15:2
    72%

    2He who goes on his way uprightly, doing righteousness, and saying what is true in his heart;

  • Prov 2:20-21
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    71%

    20So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.

    21For the upright will be living in the land, and the good will have it for their heritage.

  • Joel 2:8
    71%

    8No one is pushing against another; everyone goes straight on his way: bursting through the sword points, their order is not broken.

  • Job 24:23
    71%

    23He takes away his fear of danger and gives him support; and his eyes are on his ways.

  • Isa 59:8
    70%

    8They have no knowledge of the way of peace, and there is no sense of what is right in their behaviour: they have made for themselves ways which are not straight; whoever goes in them has no knowledge of peace.

  • Prov 28:18
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    18He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

  • Isa 14:7
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    7All the earth is at rest and is quiet: they are bursting into song.

  • Job 21:23
    70%

    23One comes to his end in complete well-being, full of peace and quiet:

  • Ps 72:7
    70%

    7In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.

  • Jas 3:18
    70%

    18And the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace for those who make peace.

  • Isa 14:18
    70%

    18All the kings of the earth are at rest in glory, every man in his house,

  • Prov 14:32
    69%

    32The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

  • Ps 49:14
    69%

    14Death will give them their food like sheep; the underworld is their fate and they will go down into it; their flesh is food for worms; their form is wasted away; the underworld is their resting-place for ever.

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    69%

    5The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

    6The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

  • Ps 125:4-5
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    69%

    4Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart.

    5But as for such as are turned out of the straight way, the Lord will take them away with the workers of evil. Let peace be on Israel.

  • Prov 20:7
    69%

    7An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!

  • Ps 4:8
    69%

    8I will take my rest on my bed in peace, because you only, Lord, keep me safe.

  • Prov 3:23-24
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    69%

    23Then you will go safely on your way, and your feet will have no cause for slipping.

    24When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you.

  • Ps 72:3
    69%

    3May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness.

  • Ps 37:11
    69%

    11But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.

  • Ezek 33:18
    69%

    18When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him in it.

  • Ezek 18:26
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    26When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him; in the evil which he has done death will overtake him.

  • Job 14:12
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    12So man goes down to his last resting-place and comes not again: till the heavens come to an end, they will not be awake or come out of their sleep.

  • Prov 12:28
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    28In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.

  • Ps 25:13
    68%

    13His soul will be full of good things, and his seed will have the earth for its heritage.

  • Isa 33:15
    68%

    15He whose ways are true, and whose words are upright; he who gives no thought to the profits of false acts, whose hands have not taken rewards, who will have no part in putting men to death, and whose eyes are shut against evil;

  • Ps 112:4
    68%

    4For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity.

  • Prov 11:3
    68%

    3The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

  • Job 5:24
    68%

    24And you will be certain that your tent is at peace, and after looking over your property you will see that nothing is gone.

  • Job 21:26
    68%

    26Together they go down to the dust, and are covered by the worm.

  • Heb 4:9-10
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    9So that there is still a Sabbath-keeping for the people of God.

    10For the man who comes into his rest has had rest from his works, as God did from his.

  • Ps 37:7
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    7Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.

  • Mic 2:1
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    1A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.

  • Prov 11:19
    68%

    19So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

  • Ps 37:29
    68%

    29The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever.

  • Isa 3:10
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    10Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.

  • Prov 10:9
    68%

    9He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

  • Job 21:32
    68%

    32He is taken to his last resting-place, and keeps watch over it.

  • Ps 94:15
    68%

    15But decisions will again be made in righteousness; and they will be kept by all whose hearts are true.

  • Prov 24:15
    68%

    15Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place: