Consequences Quotes

He who digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit he has made. The trouble he causes recoils on himself; his violence comes down on his own head. (Psalms 7:15-16)

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. The Lord is known by his justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. (Psalms 9:15-16)

As he brews, so shall he drink.

Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me, may ruin overtake them by surprise – may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin. (Psalms 35:7-8)

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.

You can do anything in this world if you’re prepared to take the consequences.

Among the more irritating consequences of our flagrantly religious society is the special dispensation that mainstream religions receive. We all may talk about religion as a powerful social force, but unlike other similarly powerful institutions, religion is not to be questioned, criticized or mocked.

How’s that working for ya?

Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things I am tempted to think there are no little things.