What other scriptures warn about the consequences of wickedness like in Job 15:35? Job 15:35 – The Seed and Harvest of Sin “They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb fashions deceit.” (Job 15:35) Echoes in the Psalms • Psalm 7:14–16 — “Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood. He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into the pit of his making.” • Psalm 55:23 — “But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction. Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days.” • Psalm 92:7 — “Though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.” Proverbs: Cause and Effect Made Plain • Proverbs 1:31 — “Therefore they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.” • Proverbs 5:22 — “The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin hold him fast.” • Proverbs 11:5 — “The righteousness of the blameless directs their way, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.” • Proverbs 13:21 — “Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.” Prophetic Voices on the Doom of Evil • Isaiah 59:4 — “No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case with honesty. They rely on empty arguments and speak lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.” • Hosea 10:13 — “You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of deception.” • Micah 2:1 — “Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning light they carry it out because it is in their power.” Jesus Warns about Wicked Roots and Bitter Fruit • Matthew 7:17–19 — “Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit… Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” • John 5:29 — “Those who have done evil will rise to judgment.” Apostolic Admonitions • Romans 6:23 — “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” • Galatians 6:7–8 — “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, he will reap in return… the one who sows to the flesh will reap destruction from the flesh.” • James 1:15 — “Then desire, after it has conceived, gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is fully grown, gives birth to death.” • 1 Peter 3:12 — “The face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” • Revelation 21:8 — “But to the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile… their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” Key Takeaways • Wickedness is not merely an action; it is a seed that inevitably matures into destructive harvest. • God’s justice runs consistently from Job through Psalms, Proverbs, the Prophets, the words of Jesus, and the Apostles: evil unrepented always ends in ruin. • Scripture portrays sin as self-ensnaring—what we conceive inwardly brings forth death outwardly. • The only escape from the consequence cycle is God’s gracious gift of righteousness through faith, leading to life instead of judgment. |
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