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 to hate evil; Pride, arrogance, the evil way, And the perverted mouth, I hate. | To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. |
Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil. | Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. |
Turn from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. | Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. |
The good person out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil person out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart. | A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. |
See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek what is good for one another and for all people. | Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else. |
Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit. | Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. |
Not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you would inherit a blessing. | Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. |
Do not turn to the right or to the left; Turn your foot from evil. | Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil. |
And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. | And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. |
Love must be free of hypocrisy. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. | Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. |
Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly, therefore the hearts of the sons of mankind among them are fully given to do evil. | When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people’s hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong. |
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, But counselors of peace have joy. | Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy. |
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. | But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. |
But make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil origin. | All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one. |
But examine everything; hold firmly to that which is good, abstain from every form of evil. | But test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil. |
For, “The one who desires life, to love and see good days, Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit. He must turn away from evil and do good; He must seek peace and pursue it.” | For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it.” |
I am not asking You to take them out of the world, but to keep them away from the evil one. | My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. |
“Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying, ‘This is what the Lord of armies says: “Return now from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.” ’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me,” declares the Lord. | Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the earlier prophets proclaimed: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Turn from your evil ways and your evil practices.’ But they would not listen or pay attention to me, declares the Lord. |
Seek good and not evil, so that you may live; And so may the Lord God of armies be with you, Just as you have said! | Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. |
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. | For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. |
Hate evil, you who love the Lord, Who watches over the souls of His godly ones; He saves them from the hand of the wicked. | Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. |
Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. | Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. |
No one is to say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. | When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone. |
So then, be careful how you walk, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. | Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. |
Bible verse of the day
A prudent person sees evil and hides himself;But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.