For thou art the God that hast no pleasure in wickedness; neither shall any evil dwell with thee.

if I have rewarded evil unto him that dealt friendly with me, or hurt them that without any cause are mine enemies;

He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbour, and hath not slandered his neighbours.

From the men of thy hand, O LORD, from the men, I say, and from the evil world, which have their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me: thy rod and thy staff comfort me.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they speak no guile.

Eschew evil, and do good; seek peace, and ensue it.

But the face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to root out the remembrance of them from the earth.

They reward me evil for good, to the great discomfort of my soul.

He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way; neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.

{A Psalm of David} Fret not thyself because of the ungodly; neither be thou envious against the evil doers.

Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure; let not thy jealousy move thee also to do evil.

Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good, and dwell for evermore.

They also that sought after my life laid snares for me; and they that went about to do me evil talked of wickedness, and imagined deceit all the day long.

They also that reward evil for good are against me, because I follow the thing that is good.

Let them be ashamed and confounded together, that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward, and put to rebuke, that wish me evil.

Mine enemies speak evil upon me, "When shall he die, and his name perish?"

All mine enemies whisper together against me; even against me do they imagine this evil.

Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, and when wickedness at my heels compasseth me round about?

Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight, that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and clear when thou shalt judge.

He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: destroy thou them in thy truth!

If it were mine enemy that reviled me, I could bear it: or if one that ought me evil will did threaten me, I would hide myself from him.

They vex me daily in my words: all that they imagine is to do me evil.

Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul; let them be turned backward, and put to confusion that wish me evil.

Let them be confounded and perish that are against my soul; let them be covered with shame and dishonour, that seek to do me evil.

My tongue talketh of thy righteousness, all the day long; for they are confounded and brought unto shame that seek to do me evil.

Lift up thy feet, that thou mayest utterly destroy every enemy which hath done evil in thy sanctuary.

How he sent upon them the furiousness of his wrath, anger, displeasure, and trouble, and sent evil angels among them;

There shall no evil happen unto thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

Who will rise up with me against the wicked? Who will take my part against the evil doers?

O ye that love the LORD, see that ye hate the thing which is evil. The LORD preserveth the souls of his saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly.

though he suffer them to be evil-entreated through tyrants, or let them wander out of the way in the wilderness,

Thus they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my good will.

Let it thus happen from the LORD unto mine enemies, and to those that speak evil against my soul.

He will not be afraid of any evil tidings, for his heart standeth fast, and believeth in the LORD.

I refrain my feet from every evil way, that I may keep thy words.

{Samekh} I hate them that imagine evil things; but thy law do I love.

The LORD preserveth thee from all evil; yea, it is the LORD that keepeth thy soul.

As for such as turn back unto their own wickedness, the LORD shall lead them forth with the evil doers; but peace shall be upon Israel.

All them that have an evil will to Zion shall be confounded, and made to turn back from it.

{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} Deliver me, o LORD, from the evil men, and preserve me from the wicked men,

O let not mine heart be inclined to any evil thing, to be minded as the ungodly or wicked men; lest I eat of such things as please them.