Quotes About Consequence

Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.

So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his rule at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.

See that you do not neglect this matter. Why allow this threat to increase and the royal interests to suffer?

I also decree that if any man interferes with this directive, a beam is to be torn from his house and raised up, and he is to be impaled on it. And his own house shall be made a pile of rubble for this offense.

Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the kingís command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.

“According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”

Some time later, when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.

Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecaiís behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.

For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.

Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness, for emptiness will be his reward.

Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.

A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.

Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.

Those in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror.

then you should fear the sword yourselves, because wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.”

It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.

This is the wicked manís portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”

Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty.

It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.

He strikes them for their wickedness in full view,

If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?

Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself, and your righteousness only a son of man.

and further, that in His anger He has not punished or taken much notice of folly!