Quotes about Consequences
As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
— Proverbs 25:23
Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
— Proverbs 26:6
Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
— Proverbs 26:10
He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
— Proverbs 26:27
The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
— Proverbs 27:12
He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.
— Proverbs 28:10
Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
— Proverbs 28:14
A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.
— Proverbs 28:17
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
— Proverbs 28:20
A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
— Proverbs 28:22
He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.
— Proverbs 28:24
When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.
— Proverbs 28:28