42 Bible Verses about evil, believers' responses to

abstain from every form of evil.

And with many other words he testified and exhorted, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor evil, adhere to that which is good,

but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for desires of the flesh.

Your rejoicing is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole mass? Remove the old leaven, that you may be a new mass, as you are unleavened; for Christ our passover was also sacrificed for us.

A little leaven leavens the whole mass.

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what participation has righteousness with wickedness? or what communion has light with darkness? and what agreement has Christ with Beliar, or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? and what agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God; as God said, I will dwell in them, and I will walk in them, and I will be to them a God and they shall be to me a people.read more.
Go out therefore from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and touch not the impure; and I will receive you, and will be to you a father, and you shall be to me sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

neither give place to the devil.

Let not fornication and any impurity or covetousness be named among you, as becomes saints,

And we charge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which you received from us.

let him abstain from evil and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it,

For every one that does evil hates the light, and comes not to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved;

But he turned and said to Peter, Get behind me, Satan! You are an offense to me! For you regard not the things of God, but those of men.

But turning round, and looking on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, and said, Get behind me, Satan! for you regard not the things of God, but the things of men.

preach the word, press it in season, out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and instruction;

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

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

But the other answered and rebuked him, and said, Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence?

But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart that you should lie to the Holy Spirit, and that you should keep back a part of the price of the land? Continuing unsold was it not yours, and when it was sold was it not at your disposal? Why did you propose this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.

And Peter said to her, Why have you agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those that buried your husband are at the door, and they shall carry you out.

As I requested you to remain at Ephesus, when going into Macedonia, that you might charge some not to preach another doctrine,

Those that sin, rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

These things speak, and exhort, and reprove with all authority; let no man despise you.

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

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

Be subject therefore to God; resist the devil and he will flee from you;

but those without, God judges. Remove therefore the evil man from among you.

and be not partakers of the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Therefore also we, having so great a cloud of witnesses lying around us, laying aside every impediment and sin which entirely surrounds us, let us run with patience the race set before us,

Laying aside therefore all malice and all deceit and hypocrisies and envies and all evil speakings,

whom resist, firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished by your brothers in the world.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be children of the Most High; for he is good to the unthankful and evil.

If therefore your enemy is hungry, give him food; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for doing this you shall heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

But I tell you, Love your enemies, and pray for those that persecute you;

But I tell you that hear, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;

See that no one renders evil for evil, but always pursue the good both one to another and to all.

not returning evil for evil or railing for railing, but on the contrary blessing [your enemies], because to this you are called, that you may inherit blessing.

and bring us not into trial, but deliver us from evil.

and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive every one who is indebted to us; and bring us not into trial.

And now, Lord, look down upon their threatenings, and grant to thy servants with all boldness to speak thy word,

Let us therefore approach with boldness the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace for timely aid.