Verse 18

When there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but the one who keeps the law, blessed is he!

Referenced Verses

• Jas 1:25 : 25 But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there, and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out– he will be blessed in what he does.
• Luke 11:28 : 28 But he replied,“Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
• Matt 9:36 : 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
• 1 Sam 3:1 : 1 The Call of Samuel Now the boy Samuel continued serving the LORD under Eli’s supervision. Receiving a message from the LORD was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.
• Hos 4:6 : 6 You have destroyed my people by failing to acknowledge me! Because you refuse to acknowledge me, I will reject you as my priests. Because you reject the law of your God, I will reject your descendants.
• Rom 10:13-15 : 13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. 14 How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written,“How timely is the arrival of those who proclaim the good news.”
• John 13:17 : 17 If you understand these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
• Amos 8:11-12 : 11 Be certain of this, the time is coming,” says the Sovereign LORD,“when I will send a famine through the land– not a shortage of food or water but an end to divine revelation! 12 People will stagger from sea to sea, and from the north around to the east. They will wander about looking for a message from the LORD, but they will not find any.
• Ps 119:2 : 2 How blessed are those who observe his rules, and seek him with all their heart,