20 Bible Verses about Avoiding Evil

Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

And I beseech you, brethren, mark those who cause dissensions and offences outside of the doctrine which ye have learned, and avoid them.

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, turn away from profane voices and vain things and arguments in the vain name of science,

But avoid profane and vain wordiness, for it will develop into ungodliness.

But foolish and unwise questions refuse, knowing that they do beget contentions.

But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and debates concerning the law, for they are unprofitable and vain.

Separate yourselves from all appearance of evil.

Flee also youthful lusts, but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with those that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Flee fornication. Any other sin that a man does is outside the body, but he that commits fornication sins against his own body.

Therefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

But thou, O man of God, flee these things and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, charity, tolerance, meekness.

Nevertheless, the foundation of God stands sure, having this seal, The Lord knows those that are his. And, Let every one that names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

My son, do not walk in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have observed the ways of the violent.

but that we write unto them that they abstain from pollutions of idols and from fornication and from things strangled and from blood.

that ye abstain from foods offered to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

As touching the Gentiles who believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, except only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols and from blood and from that which has been strangled and from fornication.

But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with such things as ye have; for he has said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from the carnal desires which war against the soul