Isaiah 56:2

Geneva Bible (1560)

Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the sonne of man which layeth holde on it: hee that keepeth the Sabbath and polluteth it not, and keepeth his hand from doing any euill.

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  • Isa 58:13 : 13 If thou turne away thy foote from the Sabbath, from doing thy will on mine holy day, and call the Sabbath a delite, to consecrate it, as glorious to the Lorde, and shalt honour him, not doing thine owne wayes, nor seeking thine owne will, nor speaking a vaine word,
  • Jer 17:21-22 : 21 Thus sayth the Lorde, Take heede to your soules, and beare no burden in the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Ierusalem. 22 Neither cary foorth burdens out of your houses in the Sabbath day: neither doe yee any worke, but sanctifie the Sabbath, as I commanded your fathers.
  • Ezek 20:12 : 12 Moreouer I gaue them also my Sabbaths to be a signe betwene me & them, that they might knowe that I am the Lord, that sanctifie them.
  • Ezek 20:20 : 20 And sanctifie my Sabbaths, and they shall bee a signe betweene mee and you, that ye may knowe that I am the Lord your God.
  • Exod 31:13-16 : 13 Speake thou also vnto the children of Israel, and say, Notwithstanding keepe yee my Sabbaths: for it is a signe betweene me and you in your generations, that ye may know that I the Lord do sanctifie you. 14 Ye shall therefore keepe the Sabbath: for it is holy vnto you: he that defileth it, shal die the death: therefore whosoeuer worketh therin, the same person shalbe euen cut off from among his people. 15 Sixe dayes shall men worke, but in the seuenth day is the Sabbath of the holy rest to the Lord: whosoeuer doeth any worke in the Sabbath day, shall dye the death. 16 Wherfore the children of Israel shal keepe the Sabbath, that they may obserue the rest throughout their generations for an euerlasting couenant.
  • Ps 112:1 : 1 Prayse ye the Lord. Blessed is the man, that feareth the Lord, and deliteth greatly in his commandements.
  • Luke 11:28 : 28 But hee saide, Yea, rather blessed are they that heare the woorde of God, and keepe it.
  • John 13:17 : 17 If ye know these things, blessed are ye, if ye doe them.
  • Exod 20:8 : 8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keepe it holy.
  • Exod 20:10 : 10 But the seuenth day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any worke, thou, nor thy sonne, nor thy daughter, thy man seruant, nor thy mayde, nor thy beast, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.
  • Rev 22:14 : 14 Blessed are they, that doe his commaundements, that their right may be in the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the citie.
  • Ps 119:1-5 : 1 Aleph. Blessed are those that are vpright in their way, and walke in the Lawe of the Lord. 2 Blessed are they that keepe his testimonies, and seeke him with their whole heart. 3 Surely they woorke none iniquitie, but walke in his waies. 4 Thou hast commaunded to keepe thy precepts diligently. 5 Oh that my waies were directed to keepe thy statutes!
  • Ps 119:101 : 101 I haue refrained my feete from euery euil way, that I might keepe thy word.
  • Ps 128:1 : 1 A song of degrees. Blessed is euery one that feareth the Lorde and walketh in his wayes.
  • Prov 4:13 : 13 Take holde of instruction, and leaue not: keepe her, for shee is thy life.
  • Prov 4:27 : 27 Turne not to the right hande, nor to the left, but remooue thy foote from euill.
  • Prov 14:16 : 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 By mercy and trueth iniquitie shalbe forgiuen, and by the feare of the Lorde they depart from euill.
  • Prov 16:17 : 17 The pathe of the righteous is to decline from euil, and hee keepeth his soule, that keepeth his way.
  • Eccl 7:18 : 18 (7:20) It is good that thou lay hold on this: but yet withdrawe not thine hand from that: for he that feareth God, shall come forth of them all.
  • Isa 56:4 : 4 For thus saith the Lord vnto the Eunuches, that keepe my Sabbaths, and chuse the thing that pleaseth me, and take holde of my couenant,
  • Isa 56:6 : 6 Also the strangers that cleaue vnto the Lord, to serue him, and to loue the Name of the Lord, and to be his seruants: euery one that keepeth the Sabbath, and polluteth it not and imbraceth my couenant,
  • Lev 19:30 : 30 Ye shall keepe my Sabbaths and reuerence my Sanctuarie: I am the Lorde.
  • Neh 13:17 : 17 Then reprooued I the rulers of Iudah, and sayd vnto them, What euil thing is this that yee doe, and breake the Sabbath day?
  • Ps 1:1-3 : 1 Blessed is the man that doeth not walke in the counsell of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in ye seate of the scornefull: 2 But his delite is in the Lawe of the Lord, and in his Lawe doeth he meditate day and night. 3 For he shall be like a tree planted by the riuers of waters, that will bring foorth her fruite in due season: whose leafe shall not fade: so whatsoeuer he shall doe, shall prosper.
  • Ps 15:1-5 : 1 A Psalme of Dauid. Lorde, who shal dwell in thy Tabernacle? who shall rest in thine holy Mountaine? 2 He that walketh vprightly and worketh righteousnes, and speaketh the trueth in his heart. 3 He that slandereth not with his tongue, nor doeth euill to his neighbour, nor receiueth a false report against his neighbour. 4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned, but he honoureth them that feare the Lord: he that sweareth to his owne hinderance & changeth not. 5 He that giueth not his money vnto vsurie, nor taketh reward against the innocent: hee that doeth these things, shall neuer be moued.
  • Ps 34:14 : 14 Eschewe euill and doe good: seeke peace and followe after it.
  • Ps 37:27 : 27 Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.
  • Ps 106:3 : 3 Blessed are they that keepe iudgement, and doe righteousnesse at all times.
  • Rom 12:9 : 9 Let loue be without dissimulation. Abhorre that which is euill, and cleaue vnto that which is good.
  • Luke 12:43 : 43 Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Isa 58:13
    77%

    13 If thou turne away thy foote from the Sabbath, from doing thy will on mine holy day, and call the Sabbath a delite, to consecrate it, as glorious to the Lorde, and shalt honour him, not doing thine owne wayes, nor seeking thine owne will, nor speaking a vaine word,

  • Jer 17:24
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    24 Neuerthelesse if ye will heare me, sayth the Lorde, and beare no burden through the gates of the citie in the Sabbath day, but sanctifie ye Sabbath day, so that ye do no worke therein,

  • Isa 56:6
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    6 Also the strangers that cleaue vnto the Lord, to serue him, and to loue the Name of the Lord, and to be his seruants: euery one that keepeth the Sabbath, and polluteth it not and imbraceth my couenant,

  • Deut 5:12
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    12 Keepe the Sabbath day, to sanctifie it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.

  • Exod 20:8-11
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    8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keepe it holy.

    9 Sixe dayes shalt thou labour, and doe all thy worke,

    10 But the seuenth day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any worke, thou, nor thy sonne, nor thy daughter, thy man seruant, nor thy mayde, nor thy beast, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.

    11 For in sixe dayes the Lord made the heauen and the earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seuenth day: therefore the Lorde blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.

  • Isa 56:1
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    1 Thus saith the Lorde, Keepe iudgement and doe iustice: for my saluation is at hand to come, and my righteousnes to be reueiled.

  • Exod 31:13-16
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    13 Speake thou also vnto the children of Israel, and say, Notwithstanding keepe yee my Sabbaths: for it is a signe betweene me and you in your generations, that ye may know that I the Lord do sanctifie you.

    14 Ye shall therefore keepe the Sabbath: for it is holy vnto you: he that defileth it, shal die the death: therefore whosoeuer worketh therin, the same person shalbe euen cut off from among his people.

    15 Sixe dayes shall men worke, but in the seuenth day is the Sabbath of the holy rest to the Lord: whosoeuer doeth any worke in the Sabbath day, shall dye the death.

    16 Wherfore the children of Israel shal keepe the Sabbath, that they may obserue the rest throughout their generations for an euerlasting couenant.

  • Isa 56:4
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    4 For thus saith the Lord vnto the Eunuches, that keepe my Sabbaths, and chuse the thing that pleaseth me, and take holde of my couenant,

  • Ps 112:1
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    1 Prayse ye the Lord. Blessed is the man, that feareth the Lord, and deliteth greatly in his commandements.

  • Jer 17:21-22
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    21 Thus sayth the Lorde, Take heede to your soules, and beare no burden in the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Ierusalem.

    22 Neither cary foorth burdens out of your houses in the Sabbath day: neither doe yee any worke, but sanctifie the Sabbath, as I commanded your fathers.

  • Ps 106:3
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    3 Blessed are they that keepe iudgement, and doe righteousnesse at all times.

  • Matt 12:8
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    8 For the sonne of man is Lord, euen of the Sabbath.

  • Ps 40:4
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    4 Blessed is the man that maketh the Lorde his trust, and regardeth not the proude, nor such as turne aside to lyes.

  • Ps 24:4-5
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    4 Euen he that hath innocent handes, and a pure heart: which hath not lift vp his minde vnto vanitie, nor sworne deceitfully.

    5 He shall receiue a blessing from the Lorde, and righteousnesse from the God of his saluation.

  • Isa 33:15
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    15 Hee that walketh in iustice, and speaketh righteous things, refusing gaine of oppression, shaking his handes from taking of gifts, stopping his eares from hearing of blood, and shutting his eyes from seeing euill.

  • Mark 2:28
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    28 Wherefore the Sonne of man is Lorde, euen of the Sabbath.

  • Ezek 22:8
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    8 Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast polluted my Sabbaths.

  • Lev 26:2
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    2 Ye shall keepe my Sabbaths, and reuerence my Sanctuarie: I am the Lorde.

  • Ezek 18:5
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    5 But if a man be iust, and doe that which is lawfull, and right,

  • Jer 48:10
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    10 Cursed be he that doeth the worke of the Lord negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth backe his sword from blood.

  • Neh 13:18
    70%

    18 Did not your fathers thus, and our God brought all this plague vpon vs, and vpon this citie? yet yee increase the wrath vpon Israel, in breaking the Sabbath.

  • Deut 5:14
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    14 But the seuenth day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: thou shalt not doe any worke therein, thou, nor thy sonne, nor thy daughter, nor thy man seruant, nor thy mayd, nor thine oxe, nor thine asse, neither any of thy cattel, nor the stranger that is within thy gates: that thy man seruant and thy mayde may rest aswell as thou.

  • Ps 1:1-2
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    1 Blessed is the man that doeth not walke in the counsell of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in ye seate of the scornefull:

    2 But his delite is in the Lawe of the Lord, and in his Lawe doeth he meditate day and night.

  • Lev 19:30
    70%

    30 Ye shall keepe my Sabbaths and reuerence my Sanctuarie: I am the Lorde.

  • Prov 19:16
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    16 He that keepeth the commandement, keepeth his owne soule: but hee that despiseth his wayes, shall dye.

  • Luke 6:5
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    5 And he sayd vnto them, The Sonne of man is Lord also of the Sabbath day.

  • Jas 1:25
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    25 But who so looketh in the perfect Lawe of libertie, and continueth therein, hee not being a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the woorke, shalbe blessed in his deede.

  • Matt 12:10-12
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    10 And beholde, there was a man which had his hand dried vp; they asked him, saying, Is it lawfull to heale vpon a Sabbath day? That they might accuse him.

    11 And he said vnto the, What man shall there be among you, that hath a sheepe, & if it fal on a Sabbath day into a pit, doth not take it & lift it out?

    12 How much more then is a man better then a sheepe? Therefore, it is lawfull to doe well on a Sabbath day.

  • Lev 23:3
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    3 Six daies shall worke be done, but in the seuenth day shalbe the Sabbath of rest, an holie conuocation: ye shall do no worke therein, it is the Sabbath of the Lorde, in all your dwellings.

  • Exod 35:2
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    2 Six dayes thou shalt work, but the seuenth day shall bee vnto you the holy Sabbath of rest vnto the Lord: whosoeuer doth any worke therein, shall die.

  • Eccl 7:18
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    18 (7:20) It is good that thou lay hold on this: but yet withdrawe not thine hand from that: for he that feareth God, shall come forth of them all.

  • Luke 11:28
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    28 But hee saide, Yea, rather blessed are they that heare the woorde of God, and keepe it.

  • Lev 23:29-30
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    29 For euery person that humbleth not himselfe that same day, shall euen be cut off from his people.

    30 And euery person that shall doe any work that same day, the same person also will I destroy from among his people.

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    9 But the righteous wil holde his way, & he whose hands are pure, shall increase his strength.

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    4 Lo, surely thus shall the man be blessed, that feareth the Lord.

  • Num 15:32
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    32 And while the children of Israel were in the wildernesse, they found a man that gathered stickes vpon the Sabbath day.

  • Luke 6:9
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    9 Then sayd Iesus vnto them, I will aske you a question, Whether is it lawfull on the Sabbath dayes to doe good, or to doe euill? to saue life, or to destroy?

  • Ezek 18:14
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    14 But if he beget a sonne, that seeth all his fathers sinnes, which he hath done, and feareth, neither doeth such like,