'Perishing' in the Bible

Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing.

For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing --

But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing,

and with every kind of evil deception directed against those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth so as to be saved.