18 Bible Verses about Accountability

And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.

So every one of us will have to give an account of himself to God.

Do not all be teachers, my brothers, because we teachers will be judged more hardly than others.

Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;

And it is right for such servants to be safe persons.

But he who, without knowledge, did things for which punishment is given, will get only a small number of blows. The man to whom much is given, will have to give much; if much is given into his care, of him more will be requested.

And I saw the dead, great and small, taking their places before the high seat; and the books were open, and another book was open, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged by the things which were in the books, even by their works.

Those times when men had no knowledge were overlooked by God; but now he gives orders to all men in every place to undergo a change of heart:

Now, we have knowledge that what the law says is for those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all men may be judged by God:

Not giving up our meetings, as is the way of some, but keeping one another strong in faith; and all the more because you see the day coming near.

When I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly overtake you; and you say nothing to make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his way; death will overtake that evil man in his evil-doing, but I will make you responsible for his blood.

The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

And over them were three chief rulers, of whom Daniel was one; and the captains were to be responsible to the chief rulers, so that the king might undergo no loss.

Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it?

Again, when an upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, and I put a cause of falling in his way, death will overtake him: because you have given him no word of his danger, death will overtake him in his evil-doing, and there will be no memory of the upright acts which he has done; but I will make you responsible for his blood.

But if the watchman sees the sword coming, and does not give a note on the horn, and the people have no word of the danger, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them; he will be taken away in his sin, but I will make the watchman responsible for his blood.

All those who have done wrong without the law will get destruction without the law: and those who have done wrong under the law will have their punishment by the law;