69 Bible Verses about evil, believers' responses to

Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of the scornful.

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not into the way of evil.

Abstain from every appearance of evil.

And to man He said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom! And to depart from evil is understanding!

Depart from me, you evil-doers, for I will keep the Commandments of my God.

Do not turn to the right hand nor to the left; remove your foot from evil.

A wise one fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is sure.

Turn! Turn! Go out from there! Touch not the unclean. Go out of her midst; purify yourself, bearers of the vessels of Jehovah.

And with many other words he earnestly testified and exhorted, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.

Let love be without hypocrisy, shrinking from evil, cleaving to good;

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not take thought beforehand for the lusts of the flesh.

Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Therefore purge out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, as you are unleavened. For also Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.

A little leaven leavens all the lump.

Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers; for what fellowship does righteousness have with lawlessness? And what partnership does light have with darkness? And what agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what part does a believer have with an unbeliever? And what agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are the temple of the living God, as God has said, "I will dwell in them and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people."read more.
Therefore come out from among them and be separated, says the Lord, and do not touch the unclean thing. And I will receive you and I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

neither give place to the Devil.

For let fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness not be once named among you, as becomes saints,

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks disorderly, and not after the teaching which he received from us.

Let him turn aside from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.

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

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; I hate pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the wicked mouth.

You who love Jehovah, hate evil; He keeps the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate. It may be that the Lord Jehovah of Hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

But He turned and said to Peter, Go, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you do not savor the things that are of God, but those that are of men.

But when He had turned around and looked on His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, Go behind Me, Satan! For you do not mind the things of God, but of the things of men.

preach the Word, be instant in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.

Why do you kick at My sacrifice and My offering, which I have commanded in My house? Do you honor your sons above Me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel My people?

And Samuel said to Saul, You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of Jehovah your God, which He commanded you. For now Jehovah would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.

And Samuel said, Does Jehovah delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice! To listen is better than the fat of rams!

Why have you despised the Word of Jehovah, to do evil in His sight? You have stricken Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.

And he answered, I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, in that you have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah, and you have followed the Baals.

For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro in all the whole earth to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward Him. You have done foolishly in this; therefore from now on you shall have wars.

And the Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people and said to them, So says God, Why do you transgress the commandments of Jehovah so that you cannot be blessed? Because you have forsaken Jehovah, He has also forsaken you.

And they withstood Uzziah the king and said to him, It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but to the priests, the sons of Aaron who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the temple, for you have sinned. Nor shall it be for your honor from Jehovah God.

And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, You have sinned, and have taken strange women to increase the sin of Israel.

Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness; and let him correct me, it is oil on my head, let not my head refuse it; for still my prayer also shall be against their wickedness.

Therefore, O king, let my advice be pleasing to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, whether there will be duration to your prosperity.

And you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this.

For John said to him, It is not lawful for you to have her.

and John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.

But answering, the other rebuked him, saying, Do you not fear God, since you are in the same condemnation.

But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart for you to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land? While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own authority? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.

Then Peter said to her, How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door and they will carry you out.

Even as I begged you to remain at Ephesus, when I was going to Macedonia, that you might charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

Those who sin, rebuke before all, so that the rest also may fear.

This witness is true; for which cause convict them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith,

Speak these things, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

My son, if sinners lure you, do not be willing.

But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was to be blamed.

Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Therefore submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

But God judges those who are outside. Therefore put out from you the evil one.

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Therefore since we also are surrounded with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily besets us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Therefore laying aside all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings, and all evil speakings,

whom firmly resist in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions in the world are being completed in your brotherhood.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return. And your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest. For He is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.

Therefore if your enemy hungers, feed him. If he thirsts, give him drink. For in so doing you shall heap coals of fire on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, for you shall heap coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah shall reward you.

If you see the ass of him who hates you lying under his burden, and would hold back from helping him, you shall surely help him.

You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Jehovah.

But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you,

But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

See that none gives evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue the good, both towards one another and towards all.

Never give back evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, giving blessing, knowing that you are called to this so that you might inherit blessing.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your Word,

Therefore let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.