Ecclesiastes 8:12

"Although. sinner does evil. hundred times and may lengthen his life, still. know that it will be well for those who fear God, who fear Him openly."and may lengthen his life" -"may sin repeatedly and thrive" (Mof); "He goes unchecked in his evil rampage" (Kidwell p. 214). Here is. man who boldly pursues. habitual course of evil and does so without check or punishment. In addition, to saying his own skin, his sin might cause him to financially prosper and thrive! Sadly, the world often looks at the life of such. sinner and concludes that serving God is vain, impractical and. hindrance to getting ahead (Psalm 73).

"still. know" -Note the conviction of Solomon. He doesn't say, "I hope or. think", rather, faith is absolute confidence in what God has said.

"it will be well for those who fear God, who fear him openly" -to fear God openly means that what you are publicly is what you are privately. "Implying that they are, in fact and life, what they profess to be" (P.P. Comm. p. 203). Those who fear God and who aren't embarrassed to share their faith with others (Romans 1:16).

Point To Note:

Faith isn't shaken by "appearances" and what "seems" like an injustice. Even though some very evil men survive and thrive precisely because of the evil they are doing, the man of faith isn't shaken by the temporary prosperity of the wicked. The man of faith realizes that even if such. man lives for 100 years, his prosperity is still very temporary and short-lived, compared to eternity. Neither is the man of faith shaken, when he isn't physically rewarded here for his faithfulness (Romans 8:18; 1 Peter 1:4).