Quotes About Consequences

Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.

He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.

He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.

From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.

He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.

He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.

A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.

The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.

A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.

Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.

The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.