14 Bible Verses about Turning From Evil

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.

And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.