Bible Verses about Evil

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• Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  Romans 12:21goodnessovercomingidols
• The Lord will keep you from all evil;
  he will keep your life.
  The Lord will keep
  your going out and your coming in
  from this time forth and forevermore.
  Psalm 121:7-8hopelife
• Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
  Ephesians 6:11equipmentprotectionidols
• For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
  Ephesians 6:12Spiritheavenself-control
• I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them.
  Romans 16:17holinesscommunitychurch
• And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
  Mark 7:20-23sinpurificationtemptation
• The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
  Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
  and perverted speech I hate.
  Proverbs 8:13awepridelying
• As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
  Genesis 50:20Godlife
• See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.
  1 Thessalonians 5:15blamelessrighteousness
• Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.
  Ephesians 4:26-27sinangerdevil
• But test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.
  1 Thessalonians 5:21-22understandingprophecy
• Be not wise in your own eyes;
  fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
  It will be healing to your flesh
  and refreshment to your bones.
  Proverbs 3:7-8aweblessinghealth
• Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.
  Romans 12:9lovegoodness
• O you who love the Lord, hate evil!
  He preserves the lives of his saints;
  he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
  Psalm 97:10reliabilityredeemerfreedom
• Turn away from evil and do good;
  seek peace and pursue it.
  Psalm 34:14goodnesspeaceidols
• I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.
  John 17:15safetymediatorworld
• Hatred stirs up strife,
  but love covers all offenses.
  Proverbs 10:12loveanger
• The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
  2 Timothy 4:18protectionheavenworship
• Keep steady my steps according to your promise,
  and let no iniquity get dominion over me.
  Psalm 119:133sinfollowingdevil
• Thus says the Lord of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.
  Zechariah 7:9-10righteousnessneighborgentleness
• Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
  remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
  cease to do evil.
  Isaiah 1:16sinpurification
• And lead us not into temptation,
  but deliver us from evil.
  Matthew 6:13temptationdesiresprotection
• The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
  John 1:5overcominglight
• The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
  to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
  Psalm 34:16sin
• Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”
  1 Corinthians 15:33goodnessfriendship