20 Bible Verses about negativity

even those [ten] men who brought back the very bad report of the land died by a plague before the Lord.

Abstain from every form of evil [withdraw and keep away from it].

And see to it that your conscience is entirely clear, so that every time you are slandered or falsely accused, those who attack or disparage your good behavior in Christ will be shamed [by their own words].

But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;
I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

A calm and peaceful and tranquil heart is life and health to the body,
But passion and envy are like rottenness to the bones.

We are destroying sophisticated arguments and every exalted and proud thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought and purpose captive to the obedience of Christ,

The soul (appetite) of the lazy person craves and gets nothing [for lethargy overcomes ambition],
But the soul (appetite) of the diligent [who works willingly] is rich and abundantly supplied.

we put no obstruction in anyone’s path, so that the ministry will not be discredited,

“You will know also that your tent is secure and at peace,
And you will visit your dwelling and fear no loss [nor find anything amiss].

“As I have seen, those who plow wickedness
And those who sow trouble and harm harvest it.

You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers on the children [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

Now Jericho [a fortified city with high walls] was tightly closed because [of the people’s fear] of the sons of Israel; no one went out or came in.

“You shall not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seed, or everything produced by the seed which you have sown and the yield of the vineyard will become defiled [and banned for use].

And as for your birth, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing, nor were you rubbed with salt or even wrapped in cloths.

He who guards his mouth and his tongue
Guards himself from troubles.

always learning and listening to anybody who will teach them, but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Let the righteous [thoughtfully] strike (correct) me—it is a kindness [done to encourage my spiritual maturity].
It is [the choicest anointing] oil on the head;
Let my head not refuse [to accept and acknowledge and learn from] it;
For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.

But the one who endures and bears up [under suffering] to the end will be saved.

Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And are not His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

Buy truth, and do not sell it;
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.