| Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” | Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.” |
| For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. | For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. |
| If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. | If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. |
| Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! | Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man’s sake. |
| He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. | He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him. |
| Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. | Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. |
| For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. | For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. |
| Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. | As free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. |
| Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? | And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? |
| Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but those who plan peace have joy. | Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, But counselors of peace have joy. |
| For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. | For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. |
| Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”. | Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in them” |
| And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord. | And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person.” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord. |
| Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. | Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit. |
| Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. | Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil. |
| Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried out, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, Return from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.’ But they did not hear or pay attention to me, declares the Lord. | “Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets preached, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds.” ’ But they did not hear nor heed Me,” says the Lord. |
| Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. | Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God. |
| Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. | Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. |
| It does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. | Does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. |
| Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. | You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. |
| Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil. | But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one. |
| Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil. | Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. |
| Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—” therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. | Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”— therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. |
| So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. | Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. |
Related topics
Sin
Or do you not...
Devil
Be sober-minded; be watchful...
Goodness
Be kind to one...
Protection
Put on the whole...
Idols
Little children, keep yourselves...
Life
The LORD will keep...
Bible verse of the day
Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
Random Bible Verse
Why are you cast down, O my soul,and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation and my God.Next verse!With image