20 Bible Verses about Avoiding Evil

Avoid it! Do not pass by it. Turn away from it, and pass on!

Now I beseech you, brothers, mark those who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine you have learned and avoid them.

O Timothy, guard that which is committed to you. Turn away from the empty speeches that violate what is holy and from opposition and from false knowledge.

But avoid worldly and empty discussion, for it will lead to further ungodliness.

But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing they produce quarrels (controversy) (fighting).

You should avoid foolish arguing and dissentions, questioning; and genealogies, and arguing about law, for they are unprofitable and vain.

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

Flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with those who call on the Lord with a clean heart.

Flee from fornication! Every sin that a man does is outside his body. But he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

My dearly beloved, flee (run away) from idolatry.

But you, O man of God, run from these things. Pursue (set your heart on) righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience and meekness.

The foundation of God stands firm having this seal: Jehovah knows those who belong to him, and: Everyone who names the name of Jehovah is to abstain from wickedness.

My son, do not walk in the way with them. Withhold your food from their path!

I have avoided cruelty because of your word regardless of what others have done.

We should write to them that they should abstain from things polluted by idols, from fornication, from things strangled and from blood.

You should abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication. If you keep yourselves from these you will do well. Farwell (best wishes).

Concerning those of the nations who have believed, we write: they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.

Refuse false stories and old wives' fables. Train yourself with godliness in mind.

You should be free from the love of money. Be content with what you have, for he has said: I will not leave you. I will not forsake you.

Beloved, I request that you as aliens and strangers abstain from fleshly lust (desires), which causes conflict in you.