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

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

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.

Whereas he nevertheless plagueth the wicked, and yet goeth not from his word, when he steppeth forth, and taketh the victory against the household of the froward, and against the help of evil doers.

Gilead is a city of wicked doers, of malicious people and bloodshedders.

But all the wicked doers of my people, that say, 'Tush, the plague is not so nigh to come so hastily upon us,' those shall perish with the sword.

As for the ungodly and he that joineth himself to the company of wicked doers: shall not destruction and misery come upon him?

Which goeth in company of wicked doers, and walketh with ungodly men?

There is no darkness, nor thick shadow, that can hide the wicked doers from him.

O pluck me not away, neither destroy me with the ungodly and wicked doers, which speak friendly to their neighbours, but imagine mischief in their hearts.

For wicked doers shall be rooted out; but they that patiently abide the LORD, shall inherit the land.

O deliver me from the wicked doers, and save me from the bloodthirsty men.

Hide me from the gathering together of the froward, and from the insurrection of wicked doers,

How long shall all wicked doers speak so disdainfully, and make such proud boasting?

I shall soon destroy all the ungodly that are in the land, that I may root out all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.

Keep me from the snare that they have laid for me, and from the traps of the wicked doers.

But the ungodly shall be rooted out of the land, and the wicked doers shall be taken out of it.

The way of the LORD giveth a courage unto the godly; but it is a fear for wicked doers.

Many there be that would be called good-doers; but where shall one find a true faithful man?

Haran, Cannah, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad, were all doers with thee

And I am this day tender, though I be anointed king. And these men the sons of Zeruiah be too strong for me to rule. But the LORD reward the doer of evil, according to his wickedness."

If ye offer the blind, is not that evil? And if ye offer the lame and sick, is not that evil? Yea offer it unto thy prince: shall he be content with thee, or accept thy person, sayeth the LORD of Hosts?

And then seven other cows came up after them, poor and very evil favored and lean fleshed: so that I never saw their like, in all the land of Egypt, in evil favoredness.

"Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? Because he so submitteth himself before me, I will not bring that evil in his days: but in his son's days, I will bring evil upon his house."

With me is the fear of the LORD, and the eschewing of evil. As for pride, disdain, and evil way, and a mouth that speaketh wicked things, I utterly abhor them.

An angry man stirreth up strife; and he that beareth evil will in his mind, doth much evil.

Woe be unto them that call evil good, and good evil: which make darkness light, and light darkness, that make sour sweet, and sweet sour.

O what a fighting make the cattle? The bullocks are very evil liking, because they have no pasture: and the sheep are famished away.

sayeth the LORD: they gather together evil gotten goods, and lay up robbery in their houses.'

But they owe him evil will, that reproveth them openly: and whoso telleth them the plain truth, they abhor him.

Seek after the thing that is good, and not evil, so shall ye live: yea, the LORD God of hosts shall be with you, according to your own desire.

Hate the evil, and love the good. Set up right again in the port and, no doubt, the LORD God of hosts shall be merciful unto the remnant of Joseph.

Ye are taken out for the evil day, even ye that sit in the stole of willfulness;

yet they say they do well when they do evil. As the prince will, so sayeth the judge: that he may do him a pleasure again. The great man speaketh what his heart desireth; and the hearers allow him.

Then shall they take a fresh courage unto them, to go forth and do more evil, and so ascribe that power unto their God.

Thine eyes are clean, thou mayest not see evil, thou cannot behold the thing that is wicked. Wherefore then doest thou look upon the ungodly, and holdest thy tongue, when the wicked devoureth the man that is better than himself?

Woe unto him, that covetously gathereth evil gotten goods into his house: that he may set his nest on high, to escape from the power of misfortune.

At the same time will I seek through Jerusalem with lanterns, and visit them that continue in their dregs, and say in their hearts, "Tush, the LORD will do neither good nor evil."

And when God saw their works, how they turned from their wicked ways, he repented on the evil which he said he would do unto them, and did it not.

The rebellious city hopeth that it shall not be so evil: but for all that, the plague shall come from the LORD, even in to the port of Jerusalem.

But ye hate the good, and love the evil: ye pluck off men's skins, and the flesh from their bones;