'Wicked' in the Bible

Now the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against Jehovah exceedingly.

And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou consume the righteous with the wicked?

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah. And Jehovah slew him.

And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: Jehovah is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and the judges judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;

and it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his wickedness, by number.

Count not thy handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.

He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.

As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

Then answered all the wicked men and base fellows, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them aught of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that he may lead them away, and depart.

How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed, shall I not now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the nations whom Jehovah carried away before them; and they wrought wicked things to provoke Jehovah to anger;

The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and he slew him.

then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, requiting the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the wicked, and love them that hate Jehovah? for this thing wrath is upon thee from before Jehovah.

For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of Jehovah did they bestow upon the Baalim.

For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

And Esther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

but when the matter came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest.

They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.

It is all one; therefore I say, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof: If it be not he , who then is it?

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Although thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?

If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head; Being filled with ignominy, And looking upon mine affliction.

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.

The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, Even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked.

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine.

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?

This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the heritage appointed unto him by God.

Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?

Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That God distributeth sorrows in his anger?

For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?

Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

They cut their provender in the field; And they glean the vintage of the wicked.

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:

Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men?

Him that saith to a king, Thou art vile, Or to nobles, Ye are wicked;

He striketh them as wicked men In the open sight of others;

Would that Job were tried unto the end, Because of his answering like wicked men.

He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted their right.

But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold on thee .

That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?

And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.

Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:

The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.

Arise, O Jehovah; save me, O my God: For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.

Thou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked; Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.

Jehovah hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah

The wicked shall be turned back unto Sheol, Even all the nations that forget God.

In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, yea , contemneth Jehovah.

The wicked, in the pride of his countenance,'saith , He will not require it . All his thoughts are, There is no God.

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, Thou wilt not require it ?

Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;

Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.

The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.

Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;

I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked.

Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.

Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he that trusteth in Jehovah, lovingkindness shall compass him about.

Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.

The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way.

Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.

But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; In smoke shall they consume away.

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; The end of the wicked shall be cut off.

And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them; He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in him.

I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.

But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth,

Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they cast iniquity upon me, And in anger they persecute me.