Bible Verses about 'Evil'

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• Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
  Romans 12:21 evil goodness overcoming
• Wash yourselves and become clean;
  remove your evil deeds
  far from my sight.
  Cease to do evil.
  Isaiah 1:16 sin purification evil
• The fear of the Lord implies hatred of evil;
  I hate pride and arrogance,
  evil ways and perverse speech.
  Proverbs 8:13 awe pride evil
• Shun evil and do good;
  seek peace and pursue it.
  Psalm 34:15 evil goodness peace
• A good man produces good from the store of goodness in his heart, whereas an evil man produces evil from the store of evil within him. For the mouth speaks from the abundance of the heart.
  Luke 6:45 sin speaking blessing
• Then keep your tongue from evil
  and your lips from telling lies.
  Psalm 34:14 speaking evil truth
• Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Rather, always aim to achieve what is best for each other and for everyone.
  1 Thessalonians 5:15 blameless righteousness evil
• Do not repay evil with evil or abuse with abuse. On the contrary, repay with a blessing. This is what you were called to do, so that you might inherit a blessing.
  1 Peter 3:9 speaking blessing calling
• Do not swerve either to the right or to the left;
  keep your foot far from evil.
  Proverbs 4:27 evil righteousness following
• And do not lead us into temptation,
  but deliver us from the evil one.
  Matthew 6:13 temptation desires evil
• Let your love be sincere. Loathe what is evil and hold fast to what is good.
  Romans 12:9 love evil goodness
• Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil,
  but those who counsel peace have joy.
  Proverbs 12:20 evil joy peace
• Test everything, and hold fast to what is good. Avoid every form of evil.
  1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 understanding evil prophecy
• However, the Lord is faithful. He will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
  2 Thessalonians 3:3 reliability safety strength
• For:
  “If anyone wishes to love life
  and to experience good days,
  he must restrain his tongue from evil
  and his lips from deceitful speech.
  He must turn away from evil and do good,
  seek peace and pursue it.”
  1 Peter 3:10-11 love peace life
• All you need to do is to say ‘Yes’ if you mean ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ if you mean ‘No.’ Anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
  Matthew 5:37 reliability evil speaking
• Because the sentence for committing an evil act is not carried out quickly, people’s hearts are prone to act wickedly.
  Ecclesiastes 8:11 sin heart punishment
• I am not asking you
  to take them out of the world,
  but I do ask you
  to protect them from the evil one.
  John 17:15 safety mediator evil
• Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the prophets of that time proclaimed. Thus says the Lord of hosts: Forsake your evil ways and your evil deeds. But they refused to listen or to pay attention to me, says the Lord.
  Zechariah 1:4 conversion evil listening
• Seek good and not evil,
  so that you may live.
  Then the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you
  as you claim he is.
  Amos 5:14 holiness reward seeking
• Let those who love the Lord hate evil,
  for he protects the souls of his faithful ones
  and rescues them from the hand of the wicked.
  Psalm 97:10 reliability redeemer evil
• The face of the Lord is turned against those who do evil,
  to erase all memory of them from the earth.
  Psalm 34:17 evil sin
• While experiencing temptation, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
  James 1:13 temptation desires understanding
• The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.
  2 Timothy 4:18 protection evil heaven
• Therefore, put on the armor of God, so that you will be able to hold fast on the evil day and to hold your ground with all your strength.
  Ephesians 6:13 protection evil devil
• Take care, brethren, that none of you will ever have an evil and unbelieving heart that will cause you to forsake the living God.
  Hebrews 3:12 anger evil heart
• Do not pride yourself on your own wisdom;
  fear the Lord and turn your back on evil.
  This will provide healing for your flesh
  and restore strength to your body.
  Proverbs 3:7-8 awe blessing evil
• When God saw by their actions that they had turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not inflict upon them the punishment that he had threatened.
  Jonah 3:10 repentance forgiveness grace
• And so you should put to death everything in your nature that is earthly: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desires, and greed (which is idolatry).
  Colossians 3:5 sin desires materialism
• Even though I wander
  through the valley of the shadow of death,
  I will fear no evil,
  for you are at my side,
  with your rod and your staff
  that comfort me.
  Psalm 23:4 fear encouragement death
• Blessed are you when people hate you and ostracize you, when they insult you and denounce your name as evil on account of the Son of Man.
  Luke 6:22 blessing persecution evil
• For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
  and his ears are attentive to their prayer.
  However, the face of the Lord
  is set against those who do evil.
  1 Peter 3:12 righteousness prayer listening
• If you, then, despite your evil nature, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!
  Luke 11:13 Spirit prayer family
• Then he went on, “It is what comes out of a person that defiles. For from within, from the human heart, come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, slander, arrogance, and folly. All these evils come from within, and they defile a person.”
  Mark 7:20-23 sin purification temptation
• The Lord will protect you against all evil;
  he will watch over your life.
  The Lord will watch over your coming and your going
  both now and forevermore.
  Psalm 121:7-8 hope life evil
• Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and utter all kinds of calumnies against you for my sake.
  Matthew 5:11 blessing persecution evil
• You intended to do evil to me, but God decided to make it serve a good, to fulfill that which today has come true: to keep alive a numerous people.
  Genesis 50:20 God life evil
• Therefore, take care to live as intelligent people, and do not be like those who are senseless. Make the most of the present time, for this is a wicked age.
  Ephesians 5:15-16 wisdom life mind
• Guide my steps in accord with your word
  and never let evil triumph over me.
  Psalm 119:133 sin following evil
• For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disharmony and every type of wickedness.
  James 3:16 sin selfishness evil
• As servants of God, behave as free people, but do not use your freedom as a means to cover up wrongdoing.
  1 Peter 2:16 life freedom evil
• Wait quietly for the Lord
  and be patient until he comes.
  Do not fret over the man who prospers
  because of his evil schemes.
  Psalm 37:7 honesty life patience
• Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render fair judgments, and show kindness and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor. Do not plot evil in your heart against one another.
  Zechariah 7:9-10 evil righteousness neighbor
• For we are not struggling against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, the powers, and the cosmic rulers of this present darkness, and against the spirits of evil in the heavens.
  Ephesians 6:12 Spirit heaven evil
• Many shall be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked will persist in their evil ways.
  Daniel 12:10 purification sin understanding
• The love of money is the root of all evils, and in their desire for it some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many serious wounds.
  1 Timothy 6:10 money evil greed
• The Lord God said, “Behold, man has become like one of us, for he has knowledge of that which is good and that which is evil. Now, we must prevent him from reaching out and taking the fruit of the tree of life lest he eat it and live forever.” The Lord God cast him out of the Garden of Eden; henceforth he was to labor tilling the soil from which he had come.
  Genesis 3:22-23 eternal life sin life
• The one who leads a blameless life
  and does what is right,
  who speaks the truth from the heart
  and does not slander anyone,
  who does not harm a friend
  and does not scorn a neighbor.
  Psalm 15:2-3 truth blameless gossip
• Stand firm, then, with the belt of truth fastened around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness clothing you, and with your feet shod in zeal to proclaim the gospel of peace. In all circumstances, hold in your hand the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
  Ephesians 6:14-16 truth righteousness evangelism
• Examine me, O God, and know my heart;
  test me and understand my thoughts.
  See if I follow an evil way,
  and guide me on the way to eternity.
  Psalm 139:23-24 eternal life holiness righteousness