Punishment

Colossians 3:25 ESV / 202 helpful votes

For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.

Romans 12:17-19 ESV / 147 helpful votes

Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far
as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath
of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

Genesis 9:6 ESV / 119 helpful votes

“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.

Revelation 21:8 ESV / 93 helpful votes

But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers,
idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second
death.”

Matthew 10:28 ESV / 86 helpful votes

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both
soul and body in hell.

Proverbs 3:11-12 ESV / 85 helpful votes

My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom
he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

Proverbs 11:21 ESV / 79 helpful votes

Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.

Matthew 25:41 ESV / 77 helpful votes

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the
devil and his angels.

Matthew 25:46 ESV / 71 helpful votes

And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Exodus 21:17 ESV / 71 helpful votes

“Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death.

Revelation 3:19 ESV / 61 helpful votes

Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever
fears has not been perfected in love.

Romans 13:4 ESV / 57 helpful votes

For he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in
vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer.

Jude 1:7 ESV / 54 helpful votes

Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality
and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.

Mark 16:16 ESV / 53 helpful votes

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

Job 5:17 ESV / 53 helpful votes

“Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.

Luke 12:48 ESV / 50 helpful votes

But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to
whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they
will demand the more.

Deuteronomy 8:5 ESV / 50 helpful votes

Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the Lord your God disciplines you.

Leviticus 20:13 ESV / 50 helpful votes

If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall
surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

Romans 6:23 ESV / 49 helpful votes

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Exodus 21:15 ESV / 48 helpful votes

“Whoever strikes his father or his mother shall be put to death.

Matthew 5:22 ESV / 46 helpful votes

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults
his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.

Luke 13:3 ESV / 45 helpful votes

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
Revelation 20:10 ESV / 43 helpful votes

And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and
the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

2 Peter 2:9 ESV / 43 helpful votes

Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under
punishment until the day of judgment,

Leviticus 5:17 ESV / 43 helpful votes

“If anyone sins, doing any of the things that by the Lord's commandments ought not to be done, though
he did not know it, then realizes his guilt, he shall bear his iniquity.

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 42 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon
take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Romans 2:3 ESV / 42 helpful votes

Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that
you will escape the judgment of God?

James 5:12 ESV / 41 helpful votes

But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your
“yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.

Romans 13:1-14 ESV / 41 helpful votes

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and
those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God
has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but
to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will
receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does
not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the
wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of
conscience. ...

Proverbs 1:24-30 ESV / 41 helpful votes

Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof, I also will laugh at your
calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you, when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity
comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. Then they will call upon me, but I
will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me. ...

Romans 8:1-2 ESV / 40 helpful votes

Ezekiel 18:30 ESV / 40 helpful votes

“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God.
Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin.

Proverbs 27:12 ESV / 40 helpful votes

The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.

Exodus 22:19 ESV / 40 helpful votes

“Whoever lies with an animal shall be put to death.

Hebrews 12:11 ESV / 39 helpful votes

For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of
righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

2 Timothy 4:2 ESV / 38 helpful votes

Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete
patience and teaching.

Romans 2:12 ESV / 38 helpful votes

For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under
the law will be judged by the law.

Matthew 3:12 ESV / 38 helpful votes

His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn,
but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”

Ecclesiastes 8:11 ESV / 37 helpful votes

Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is
fully set to do evil.

Leviticus 20:10 ESV / 37 helpful votes

“If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall
surely be put to death.

Proverbs 13:24 ESV / 36 helpful votes

Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.

Romans 5:15 ESV / 35 helpful votes

But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have
the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.
Matthew 23:33 ESV / 35 helpful votes

You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?

Proverbs 13:20 ESV / 35 helpful votes

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Psalm 146:9 ESV / 35 helpful votes

The Lord watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the
wicked he brings to ruin.

Deuteronomy 5:11 ESV / 35 helpful votes

“‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who
takes his name in vain.

James 1:15 ESV / 34 helpful votes

Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.

Romans 13:1-4 ESV / 34 helpful votes

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and
those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God
has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but
to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will
receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does
not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the
wrongdoer.

Psalm 68:6 ESV / 34 helpful votes

God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a
parched land.

Exodus 21:16 ESV / 34 helpful votes

“Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to death.

Genesis 9:5-6 ESV / 34 helpful votes

And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning: from every beast I will require it and from man. From
his fellow man I will require a reckoning for the life of man. “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man
shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.

2 Corinthians 7:10 ESV / 33 helpful votes

For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief
produces death.

John 3:36 ESV / 33 helpful votes

Revelation 20:15 ESV / 32 helpful votes

And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Ephesians 6:4 ESV / 32 helpful votes

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the
Lord.

Isaiah 13:11 ESV / 32 helpful votes

I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pomp of the
arrogant, and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless.

1 John 3:4 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

Ezekiel 18:4 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins
shall die.

Proverbs 11:4 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV / 30 helpful votes

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness
of God.

Matthew 18:8 ESV / 30 helpful votes

And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter
life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.

Revelation 20:14 ESV / 29 helpful votes

Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

Revelation 14:11 ESV / 29 helpful votes

And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these
worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”

James 4:17 ESV / 28 helpful votes

So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

Romans 5:12 ESV / 28 helpful votes

John 8:3-11 ESV / 28 helpful votes

The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the
midst they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. Now in the Law
Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” This they said to test him, that they
might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.
And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you
be the first to throw a stone at her.” ...

John 5:29 ESV / 28 helpful votes

And come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to
the resurrection of judgment.

Proverbs 22:15 ESV / 28 helpful votes

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

Proverbs 21:11 ESV / 28 helpful votes

When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains
knowledge.

John 3:16 ESV / 27 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish
but have eternal life.

Leviticus 21:9 ESV / 27 helpful votes

And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by whoring, profanes her father; she shall be
burned with fire.

Proverbs 20:30 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts.

Genesis 2:17 ESV / 26 helpful votes

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you
shall surely die.”

Galatians 6:7 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.

2 Corinthians 5:10 ESV / 25 helpful votes

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for
what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
John 19:11 ESV / 24 helpful votes

Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from
above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin.”

Luke 12:47-48 ESV / 24 helpful votes

And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will
receive a severe beating. But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a
light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom
they entrusted much, they will demand the more.

Job 5:1-17:16 ESV / 24 helpful votes

“Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn? Surely vexation
kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple. I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his
dwelling. His children are far from safety; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver
them. The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his
wealth. ...

Leviticus 20:2 ESV / 24 helpful votes

“Say to the people of Israel, Any one of the people of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel who
gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him
with stones.

Revelation 3:1-19:21 ESV / 23 helpful votes

“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and
the seven stars. “‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up,
and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight
of my God. Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I
will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. Yet you have still a few
names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for
they are worthy. The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his
name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. ...

1 Timothy 4:2 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared,

Romans 8:1 ESV / 23 helpful votes

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Acts 17:10-11 ESV / 23 helpful votes

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went
into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received
the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
Acts 4:12 ESV / 23 helpful votes

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by
which we must be saved.”

John 3:16-17 ESV / 23 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish
but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order
that the world might be saved through him.

Proverbs 13:1-20:30 ESV / 23 helpful votes

A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. From the fruit of his
mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence. Whoever guards his
mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. The soul of the sluggard craves and
gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. The righteous hates falsehood, but the
wicked brings shame and disgrace. ...

Leviticus 24:16 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone
him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.

1 John 1:9 ESV / 22 helpful votes

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.

Hebrews 10:28-31 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three
witnesses. How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has spurned
the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has
outraged the Spirit of grace? For we know him who said, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again,
“The Lord will judge his people.” It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Matthew 10:15 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah
than for that town.

Ecclesiastes 8:11-13 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is
fully set to do evil. Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I know that it will
be well with those who fear God, because they fear before him. But it will not be well with the wicked,
neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.

Proverbs 11:2 ESV / 22 helpful votes

When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
Mark 16:1-20 ESV / 21 helpful votes

When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices,
so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had
risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us
from the entrance of the tomb?” And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was
very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white
robe, and they were alarmed. ...

Deuteronomy 5:1-11:32 ESV / 21 helpful votes

And Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the rules that I speak
in your hearing today, and you shall learn them and be careful to do them. The Lord our God made a
covenant with us in Horeb. Not with our fathers did the Lord make this covenant, but with us, who are
all of us here alive today. The Lord spoke with you face to face at the mountain, out of the midst of the
fire, while I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord. For
you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up into the mountain. He said: ...

Revelation 20:12 ESV / 20 helpful votes

And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another
book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books,
according to what they had done.

Matthew 16:27 ESV / 20 helpful votes

For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay
each person according to what he has done.

Proverbs 22:6 ESV / 20 helpful votes

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Psalm 146:1-149:9 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my
God while I have my being. Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. Blessed is he whose
help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, ...

Luke 1:37 ESV / 19 helpful votes

For nothing will be impossible with God.”