20 Bible Verses about Avoiding Evil

Avoid it, do not pass thereon - turn from it, and depart.

But I beseech you, brethren, to keep an eye upon them who are causing divisions and occasions of stumbling, aside from the teaching which, ye, have learned, - and be turning away from them;

O Timothy! that which hath been entrusted, do thou guard, avoiding the profane pratings and oppositions of falsely named knowledge, -

But, the profane pratings, shun; for, unto more ungodliness, will they force themselves on;

But, from the foolish and undisciplined questionings, excuse thyself, knowing that they gender strifes;

But, foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strife, and contentions about matters of law, avoid, for they are unprofitable and vain.

From every form of wickedness, abstain.

But, from the youthful covetings, flee! and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, along with them who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.

Flee fornication! Every sin, whatsoever a man shall commit, is, outside his body, but, he that committeth fornication, bringeth sin into his own body.

Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry, -

But, thou, O man of God! from these things, flee! and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, meekness;

Howbeit, the firm foundation of God, standeth, having this seal - The Lord hath acknowledged them who are his, and, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord stand aloof from unrighteousness.

My son, do not walk in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path.

As for the workings of men, By the word of thy lips, have, I, taken heed of the paths of the violent one.

but to write unto them, to abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.

To be abstaining from idol sacrifices, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication, - From which, if ye keep yourselves, ye shall prosper. Fare ye well.

But, concerning them of the nations who have believed, we ourselves, sent, deciding that they should be guarding themselves, both as to idol sacrifice, and blood, and what is strangled, and fornication.

But, from the profane and old-wives' stories, excuse thyself, and be training thyself unto godliness;

Without fondness for money, be your way of life, - being content with the present things, - for, he, hath said: In nowise, thee, will I leave, no indeed! in nowise, thee, will I forsake:

Beloved! I exhort you, as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly covetings, such as take the field against the soul;