Quotes About Consequences

But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.

Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground.

So that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the firstborn went in and slept with her father; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.

So again that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.

Now return the manís wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”

Early the next morning Abimelech got up and summoned all his servants; and when he described to them all that had happened, the men were terrified.

Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

“What is this you have done to us?” asked Abimelech. “One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”

His mother replied, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey my voice and go get them for me.”

If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.

When Jacobís sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacobís daughter—a thing that should not be done.

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

But Er, Judahís firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.

What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.

Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.” “What will you give me for sleeping with you?” she inquired.

“What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.

“Let her keep the items,” Judah replied. “Otherwise we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you could not find her.”

When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,

When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

So Potipharís wife kept Josephís cloak beside her until his master came home.

When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.

But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation.

And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”

If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”