17 Bible Verses about Avoiding Evil

I exhort you, brothers, to keep watch of those who are causing the divisions among you, and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the teaching which you have learned.

O, Timothy, guard the treasure which is committed to you. Shun the profane babblings and contradictions of the falsely called "knowledge"

but avoid profane babble; for people will go farther and farther in impiety,

Ever shun foolish and puerile discussions, for you know that they lead to quarrels.

But avoid foolish questionings and genealogies and dissensions and wranglings about the law; for these are unprofitable and empty.

Hold aloof from every form of evil.

Flee from the passions of youth, but run after righteousness, faith, love, and peace, in company with those who out of a pure heart call upon the Lord.

Flee from immorality. Every other sin that a man commits lies outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body.

So then, my beloved, continually flee from idolatry.

But you, O servant of God, flee from these things, and run after integrity, piety, faith, love, stedfastness, gentleness.

Nevertheless God's firm foundation stands unshaken, bearing this inscription, THE LORD KNOWS THOSE WHO ARE HIS, and this also, LET EVERY ONE WHO NAMES THE NAME OF THE LORD RENOUNCE WICKEDNESS.

"but that we should write to them to abstain from the pollution of idols and from fornication, from meat killed by strangling, and from blood.

"that you abstain from food that has been sacrificed to idols, and from tasting blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication. Keep yourselves clear from these things and it will be well with you. Farewell."

"As for the Gentile believers, we wrote giving judgment that they should abstain from anything sacrificed to an idol, from blood, from what is strangled, and from fornication."

Ever reject these profane and old womanish myths; and continually train yourself for the contest of godliness.

Let your life be untainted by love of money; be content with such things as you have; for God himself has said, I will never leave thee; I will never forsake thee.

I beseech you, beloved, as pilgrims and exiles, to abstain from passions of the flesh that war upon your souls.