'Evil' in the Bible

Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil; evil people cannot dwell with you.

May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!

Break the arm of the wicked and evil man! Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, which he thought you would not discover.

You, Lord, will protect them; you will continually shelter each one from these evil people,

for the wicked seem to be everywhere, when people promote evil.

For the music director; by David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

Yes, wild dogs surround me -- a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.

I hate the mob of evil men, and do not associate with the wicked.

When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.

Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

Pay them back for their evil deeds! Pay them back for what they do! Punish them!

O Lord, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave!

An evil person suffers much pain, but the Lord's faithfulness overwhelms the one who trusts in him.

Then make sure you don't speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!

Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.

For the music director; written by the Lord's servant, David; an oracle. An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God,

He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.

Do not let arrogant men overtake me, or let evil men make me homeless!

Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

for evil men will lose their power, but the Lord sustains the godly.

But evil men will die; the Lord's enemies will be incinerated -- they will go up in smoke.

Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security.

For the Lord promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

Rely on the Lord! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.

I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.

Sinful rebels are totally destroyed; evil men have no future.

The Lord helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from evil men and delivers them, for they seek his protection.

They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided, "I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man."

Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!

You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.

Against you -- you above all -- I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me.

For the music director; a well-written song by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: "David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech." Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God's loyal love protects me all day long!

You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth. (Selah)

For the music director; according to the machalath style; a well-written song by David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

May those who wait to ambush me be repaid for their evil! As a demonstration of your faithfulness, destroy them!

May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.

Hide me from the plots of evil men, from the crowd of evildoers.

They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast, "Who will see them?"

They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

I gloat in triumph over those who tried to ambush me; I hear the defeated cries of the evil foes who attacked me.

He will pay them back for their sin. He will destroy them because of their evil; the Lord our God will destroy them.

You who love the Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of his faithful followers; he delivers them from the power of the wicked.

I will not even consider doing what is dishonest. I hate doing evil; I will have no part of it.

I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil.

We have sinned like our ancestors; we have done wrong, we have done evil.

They repay me evil for good, and hate for love.

Appoint an evil man to testify against him! May an accuser stand at his right side!

May the Lord repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me!

I stay away from the evil path, so that I might keep your instructions.

Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God.

Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah)

Do not let me have evil desires, or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. I will not eat their delicacies.

May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.