What other scriptures reinforce the message of 1 Corinthians 6:10?

Focus Verse

1 Corinthians 6:10 — “nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor verbal abusers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.”

Parallel Warnings – Same Verdict, Different Letters

• Galatians 5:19-21 — “The works of the flesh are obvious… I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”

• Ephesians 5:3-5 — “For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person—such a man is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.”

• Colossians 3:5-6 — “Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature… Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.”

• Revelation 21:8 — “But to the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars—their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur.”

• Revelation 22:14-15 — “Outside are the dogs, sorcerers, the sexually immoral, murderers, idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.”

• Romans 1:28-32 — a sweeping list of sins ending with the sober truth that “those who practice such things are worthy of death.”

Sin-by-Sin Reinforcement

Thieves

• Exodus 20:15 — “You shall not steal.”

• Ephesians 4:28 — the one who stole must “steal no longer, but rather must labor…so that he may have something to share.”

Greedy

• Luke 12:15 — “Guard yourselves against every form of greed.”

• Colossians 3:5 — greed “is idolatry.”

Drunkards

• Proverbs 20:1 — “Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler.”

• Ephesians 5:18 — “Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.”

Verbal Abusers

• Proverbs 18:21 — “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.”

• James 3:6 — the tongue “sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.”

Swindlers

• Proverbs 11:1 — “Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD.”

• James 5:4 — unpaid wages “cry out” to the Lord of Hosts.

Grace That Follows the Warning

1 Corinthians 6:11 — “And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”

Taken together, these passages echo the same call: persistent, unrepentant sin locks a person out of God’s kingdom, yet the very next verse in Corinthians (and the wider testimony of Scripture) points to the cleansing, transforming power available in Christ for all who turn to Him.