82 Powerful Bible Verses About Hell

What does the Bible say about hell? What is the reality of hell?

In the Christian view, hell is eternal punishment and separation from the presence of God.

In Christian life, we don't want separation from God. We want to grow closer to God's presence. We want to avoid the punishment of eternal damnation and eternal torment. We want to avoid God's wrath.

Sin cuts God deep. It's better to fear God and avoid being thrown into the lake of fire. Rebellion against God only causes you to stumble.

Read more: Bible Verses About Entering Heaven

The more we read the Bible, the more we can avoid spiritual death. If we obey the gospel, we can avoid eternal destruction.

Let's take a quick look at the Hebrew word "Sheol". You may have seen this recurring word throughout the Bible:

What is the meaning of Sheol?

Sheol is the darkness to which the dead go. In the Greek translation, the word Hades substituted Sheol.

In today's Bible study, we will learn what the Word of God says about hell.

Scriptures About Hell

1. Proverbs 9:18 KJV

But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

2. Psalms 146:4 KJV

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

3. Mark 9:48 KJV

Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

4. Acts 2:31 KJV

He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

5. Psalms 145:20 KJV

The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

6. Hebrews 9:27 KJV

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

7. John 3:13 KJV

And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

8. John 3:16 KJV

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

9. John 5:29 KJV

And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

10. Revelation 1:18 KJV

I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

11. Revelation 2:11 KJV

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

12. Matthew 23:15 KJV

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

13. 1 John 4:8 KJV

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

14. Matthew 3:12 KJV

Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

15. Luke 12:5 KJV

But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

16. Matthew 5:22 KJV

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

17. Jude 1:7 KJV

Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

18. Psalms 86:13 KJV

For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

19. Jeremiah 7:31 KJV

And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.

20. Luke 3:17 KJV

Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

21. Proverbs 27:20 KJV

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

22. Revelation 20:6 KJV

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

23. Proverbs 15:11 KJV

Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

24. Isaiah 14:9 KJV

Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

25. Matthew 24:51 KJV

And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

26. Proverbs 15:24 KJV

The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

27. Matthew 25:41 KJV

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:

28. Revelation 20:14 KJV

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

29. Revelation 19:20 KJV

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

30. Daniel 12:2 KJV

And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

31. Matthew 18:8 KJV

Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

32. Ecclesiastes 9:5 KJV

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

33. Revelation 20:10 KJV

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

34. Matthew 18:9 KJV

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.

35. Luke 16:19-31 KJV

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

36. Acts 24:15 KJV

And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

37. 2 Peter 3:9 KJV

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

38. Revelation 14:11 KJV

And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

39. Psalms 139:8 KJV

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

40. Matthew 25:46 KJV

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

41. Acts 2:27 KJV

Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

42. John 5:28 KJV

Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

43. Acts 4:12 KJV

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

44. Isaiah 5:14 KJV

Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

45. Mark 9:47 KJV

And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:

46. Matthew 5:29 KJV

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.

47. Luke 16:24 KJV

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

48. Ezekiel 31:17 KJV

They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.

49. Matthew 10:28 KJV

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.

50. Mark 9:45 KJV

And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

51. Ezekiel 18:20 KJV

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

52. Matthew 16:18 KJV

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

53. Revelation 21:8 KJV

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

54. Matthew 5:30 KJV

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.

55. Isaiah 66:24 KJV

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.

56. Ezekiel 18:4 KJV

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

57. Matthew 23:33 KJV

Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

58. James 3:6 KJV

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

59. John 3:36 KJV

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

60. Revelation 20:15 KJV

And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

61. Luke 16:23 KJV

And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

62. Matthew 7:13 KJV

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:

63. Matthew 11:23 KJV

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

64. Psalms 9:17 KJV

The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

65. 2 Peter 2:4 KJV

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

66. Luke 10:15 KJV

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.

67. Matthew 13:50 KJV

And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

68. Revelation 14:10 KJV

The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

69. Isaiah 47:14 KJV

Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.

70. Luke 23:43 KJV

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

71. Romans 6:23 KJV

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

72. Psalms 16:10 KJV

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

73. 2 Thessalonians 1:9 KJV

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

74. Numbers 16:33 KJV

They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

75. Matthew 8:12 KJV

But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

76. Proverbs 23:14 KJV

Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

77. Matthew 13:42 KJV

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

78. Mark 9:43 KJV

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:

79. 2 Peter 2:17 KJV

These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.

80. Jude 1:13 KJV

Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

81. Ecclesiastes 9:10 KJV

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

82. Psalms 37:20 KJV

But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

Conclusion

God's judgment comes from us all at some point. God did not even spare angels when they sinned. He threw evil angels into the pits of darkness - held until the day of judgment.

As Christians, avoiding the eternal destruction of the soul requires obedience to the Bible. Fearing God will help us grow into loving people and avoid spiritual death.

I hope these Bible verses opened your eyes to the reality of hell. May you be strong in the Word of God today.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, may you have mercy for us. We want your guidance, and we want to be closer to you. Don't let us be thrown into hell. Let us grow closer to you. Be our light, and our love. In Jesus' mighty name, amen.

God bless!