20 Bible Verses about Avoiding Evil

Avoid it; do not pass by it; turn from it, and pass on!

And I exhort you, brothers, to watch those making divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned, and avoid them.

O Timothy, guard the Deposit, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of falsely-named science,

But shun profane, vain babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness.

But avoid foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they give birth to strifes.

But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions, and strivings about the Law, for they are unprofitable and vain.

Abstain from every appearance of evil.

But flee youthful lusts, and follow righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits fornication sins against his own body.

Therefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

But you, O man of God, flee these things and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and meekness.

Nevertheless the foundation of God stands sure, having this seal: "The Lord knew those who are His." And, "Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity!"

My son, do not walk in the way with them! Keep back your foot from their path,

Concerning the works of men, by the Words of Your lips, I am kept from the paths of the destroyer.

but that we write to them that they should abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

that you abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which, if you keep yourselves, you shall do well. Be prospered.

And as to the nations who believe, we joined in writing, judging them to observe no such things, except only that they keep themselves from both idol sacrifice, and blood, and a thing strangled, and from fornication.

But refuse profane and old-womanish tales, and exercise yourself to godliness.

Let your way of life be without the love of money, and be content with such things as you have, for He has said, "Not at all will I leave you, not at all will I forsake you, never!"

Dearly beloved, I exhort you as temporary residents and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,