The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol, even all the nations that forget God.
Psalms 9:17
“The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.”
— Psalms 9:17
No one in Scripture spoke more about hell than Jesus did — and he spoke as someone describing a real place with real urgency. These verses are the primary sources. The fifteen verses below are the Bible's direct address to that situation, shown in full KJV text from Psalms 9:17 to Revelation 20:15.
Quick answer: The best-known verse about hell here is Psalms 9:17: "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God." Proverbs 15:24 follows close behind: "The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath." Both are public-domain translations, shown in full on the cards below with a modern-English toggle.
The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol, even all the nations that forget God.
Psalms 9:17
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.
Proverbs 15:24
And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
“They will go out, and look at the dead bodies of the men who have transgressed against me; for their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”
Isaiah 66:24
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.
Matthew 5:29
And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.
Matthew 5:30
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
“Enter in by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter in by it.
Matthew 7:13
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
How narrow is the gate and the way is restricted that leads to life! There are few who find it.
Matthew 7:14
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
Matthew 10:28
And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:42
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.
Matthew 18:9
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 25:30
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;
Matthew 25:41
And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire,
Mark 9:43
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’
Mark 9:48
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:15
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