Bible Verses About Sin (1)

But he who misses me harms himself; all who hate me love death."

What a fool dreads will overtake him, but the righteous will be given his desire.

The way of ADONAI is a stronghold to the upright but ruin to those who do evil.

The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not remain in the land.

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

The righteousness of the innocent levels their way, but wickedness of the wicked makes them fall.

The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own intrigues.

When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes; what he hopes for from evil comes to nothing.

The profits of the wicked are illusory; but those who sow righteousness gain a true reward.

Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuer of evil goes to his own death.

He who strives for good obtains favor, but he who searches for evil - it comes to him!

Those who trouble their families inherit the wind, and the fool becomes slave to the wise.

The wicked is trapped by his own sinful speech, but the righteous finds a way out of trouble.

One can be filled with good as the result of one's words, and one gets the reward one's deeds deserve.

No harm can come to the righteous, but the wicked are overwhelmed with disaster.

The righteous guides his friend's way rightly, but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.

A righteous person hates lying, but the wicked is vile and disgraceful.

Righteousness protects him whose way is honest, but wickedness brings down the sinner.

Good common sense produces grace, but the way of the treacherous is rough.

He who sows injustice reaps trouble, and the rod of his angry outburst will fail.

Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.

The wicked flee when no one pursues them; but the righteous, like lions, feel sure of themselves.

In an evil person's crime is a trap, but the righteous sing and rejoice.

This is how an unfaithful wife behaves: she eats, wipes her mouth, and says, "I did nothing wrong."

Their very look witnesses against them! They parade their sin, like S'dom; they don't even try to hide it - all the worse for them! - they bring evil on themselves.