Bible Verses about Evil
| Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. | Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. |
| The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore. | 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 on and forevermore. |
| Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. | Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. |
| For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. | For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. |
| Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. | I urge you, brothers and sisters, to keep an eye on those who cause dissensions and offenses, in opposition to the teaching that you have learned; avoid them. |
| And He said, “What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile a man.” | And he said, “It is what comes out of a person that defiles. For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” |
| The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate. | The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. |
| But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. | Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today. |
| See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. | See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all. |
| “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil. | Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for the devil. |
| Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. | But test everything; hold fast to what is good; abstain from every form of evil. |
| Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones. | Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. It will be a healing for your flesh and a refreshment for your body. |
| Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. | Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good. |
| You who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. | The Lord loves those who hate evil; he guards the lives of his faithful; he rescues them from the hand of the wicked. |
| Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. | Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. |
| I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. | I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. |
| Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. | Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. |
| And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen! | The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. |
| Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Execute true justice, Show mercy and compassion Everyone to his brother. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart Against his brother.’ | Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another; do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another. |
| Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me. | Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. |
| Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil. | Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil. |
| And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. | And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one. |
| And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. | The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. |
| The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. | The face of the Lord is against evildoers, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. |
| Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. | Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls. |
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