20 Bible Verses about Avoiding Evil

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

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called;

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase to more ungodliness.

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they gender contentions.

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

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

Flee lewdness. Every sin that a man doeth, is without the body; but he that committeth lewdness, sinneth against his own body.

Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

But thou, O man of God, flee from these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth firm, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

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

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

But that we write to them that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from lewdness, and from things strangled, and from blood.

That ye abstain from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from lewdness: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye will do well. Fare ye well.

As concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from lewdness.

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

Let your manner of life be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;