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 fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. | The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate. |
| Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil. | Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil. |
| Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. | Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. |
| The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. | A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. |
| See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. | See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. |
| Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. | Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit. |
| Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. | Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing. |
| 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. |
| And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from 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. |
| Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. | Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| But test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. | Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. |
| But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. | But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. |
| For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.” | For “He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and pursue it.” |
| I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. | I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. |
| 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. |
| The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. | The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. |
| Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said. | Seek good and not evil, That you may live; So the Lord God of hosts will be with you, As you have spoken. |
| O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked. | You who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. |
| 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. |
| Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. | Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. |
| 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. |
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