17 Bible Verses about Avoiding Evil

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

O Timotheus, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding prophane, empty babblings, and oppositions of knowledge falsely so called: Which some professing have erred from the faith.

But avoid profane empty babblings; for they will increase to more ungodliness.

But avoid foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they beget strife:

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 desires; but follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace with them that call upon the Lord, out of a pure heart.

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

Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

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

But the foundation of God standeth fast, having this seal, The Lord knoweth those that are his: and, Let every one who nameth the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.

But that we write to them, to abstain from things offered to idols and fornication, and things strangled and blood.

and things strangled and fornication; from which keeping yourselves ye will do well. Fare ye well.

As touching the Gentiles that believe, we have written and determined, that they should observe no such thing; save only that they keep themselves from what is offered to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.

But avoid profane and old wives fables, and exercise thyself unto godliness.

Let your disposition be without covetousness: be content with the things that are present; for he hath said, No, I will not leave thee: verily I will not forsake thee.

Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly desires,