Quotes About Consequences

For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.

Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.

But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”

He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.

If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.

“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”

But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.

Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.

What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.

The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.

The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.

The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.

The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.