17 Bible Verses about Avoiding Evil

I urge you, brethren, to take note of those who cause divisions and difficulties, contrary to the doctrine which you have learned; avoid them.

O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,

Avoid godless chatter, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,

Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know that they produce quarrels.

But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and quarrels about the Law, for they are unprofitable and useless.

Abstain from every form of evil.

Now flee from youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body.

Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.

Nevertheless, God's firm foundation stands, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Everyone who names the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness."

but that we should write to them to abstain from the pollutions of idols and from fornication and from what is strangled and from blood.

that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication. If you keep yourselves free from these, you will do well. Farewell."

But as for the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote to them our decision that they should abstain from meat sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from fornication."

Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself in godliness.

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said, "I will never leave you, nor will I forsake you."

Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against your soul.