Quotes About Consequences

The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.

Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.

The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.

The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

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

A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.

It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.

The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.

A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.

With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.

A foolís lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

A foolís mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.

A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.

A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.

A kingís rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.