69 Bible Verses about evil, believers' responses to

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers,

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men.

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

And to man he said, Behold, the fear of LORD, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.

Depart from me, ye evil-doers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left. Remove thy foot from evil.

A wise man fears, and departs from evil, but the fool bears himself insolently, and is confident.

Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from there. Touch no unclean thing. Go ye out of the midst of her. Cleanse yourselves, ye who bear the vessels of LORD.

And with many more other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this crooked generation.

Love without hypocrisy, abhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good,

But clothe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no forethought for lusts of the flesh.

Your boasting is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Purge out the old leaven, so that ye may be a new lump, since ye are unleavened. For also Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us.

A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

Do not become unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what partnership has righteousness and lawlessness? And what fellowship has light with darkness? And what agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what share have believers with non-believers? And what mutual agreement has a temple of God with idols? For ye are a temple of the living God, just as God said, I will dwell in them, and will walk among them. And I will be their God, and they will be a people to me.read more.
Therefore, Come ye out from among them, and be ye separated, says Lord, And touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you and will be for a Father to you, and ye will be for sons and daughters to me, says Lord Almighty.

neither give place to the devil.

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or greed, shall not even be named among you as befits the sanctified,

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you to withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition, which they received from us.

Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

The fear of LORD is to hate evil. Pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.

O ye who love LORD, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his sanctified. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate. It may be that LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

For every man who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, so that his works may not be exposed.

But having turned around, he said to Peter, Go thee behind me, Satan. Thou are my stumbling-block, because thou regard not the things of God, but the things of men.

But he, having turned around, and having looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Go thee behind me, Satan, because thou think not the things of God, but the things of men.

preach the word, stand ready in season, out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

Why do ye kick at my sacrifice and at my offering, which I have commanded in [my] habitation, and honor thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chief of all the offerings of Israel my people?

And Samuel said to Saul, Thou have done foolishly. Thou have not kept the commandment of LORD thy God, which he commanded thee. For now LORD would have established thy kingdom upon Israel forever,

And Samuel said, Has LORD as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

Why have thou despised the word of LORD, to do that which is evil in his sight? Thou have smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be thy wife, and have slain him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.

And he answered, I have not troubled Israel, but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of LORD, and thou have followed the Baalim.

For the eyes of LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. In this thou have done foolishly, for from henceforth thou shall have wars.

And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest. And he stood above the people, and said to them, Thus says God, Why do ye transgress the commandments of LORD, so that ye cannot prosper? Because ye have for

And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said to him, It does not pertain to thee, Uzziah, to burn incense to LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary. For thou have tre

And Ezra the priest stood up, and said to them, Ye have trespassed, and have married foreign women to increase the guilt of Israel.

Let a righteous man smite me, [as] a kindness. And let him reprove me, [as] oil upon the head. Let not my head refuse it. For even in their wickedness my prayer shall continue.

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquility.

And thou his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled thy heart, though thou knew all this,

For John said to him, It is not permitted for thee to have her.

For John said to Herod, It is not permitted for thee to have thy brother's wife.

But the other man having answered, rebuking him, saying, Thou fear not even God, since thou are in the same condemnation?

But Peter said, Ananias, why did Satan fill thy heart for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back from the price of the land? While it remained, did it not remain to thee? And after it was sold, it was in thine authority. Why is it that thou have placed this matter in thy heart? Thou have not lied to men, but to God.

But Peter said to her, How is it that it was agreed by you to challenge the Spirit of Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried thy husband are at the door, and they will carry thee out.

As I urged thee, while going to Macedonia, remain in Ephesis, so that thou might command certain men not to teach something different,

Those who sin, rebuke in the sight of all, so that the others may also have fear.

This testimony is true, because of which reason, reprove them harshly, so that they may be sound in the faith,

These things speak and exhort and rebuke with every command. Let no man disregard thee.

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

But when Peter came to Antioch I opposed him to the face, because he was blameworthy.

Put on the full armor of God to enable you to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Be subordinate therefore to God, but resist the devil and he will flee from you.

But God judges those outside. And ye yourselves shall drive out the evil man from you.

And do not associate with the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead even rebuke them.

Therefore we also, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, having put off every weight and cleverly entangling sin, let us run by perseverance the contest being set before us.

Therefore, having put off all evil and all deceit and hypocrisies and envies and all evil speaking,

Whom resist, steadfast in the faith, knowing the same sufferings are to be accomplished in the world by your brotherhood.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, despairing nothing, and your reward will be great. And ye will be sons of the Most High, because he is good toward the ungrateful and bad.

Therefore if thine enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him to drink. For by doing this thou will heap coals of fire upon his head. Be thou not overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good.

If thine enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. For thou will heap coals of fire upon his head, and LORD will reward thee.

If thou see the donkey of him who hates thee lying under his burden, thou shall refrain leaving him. Thou shall surely release [it] with him.

Thou shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of thy people, but thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. I am LORD.

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

But I say to you, to those who hear, love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.

See that not any man repays evil for evil to any man, but always pursue the good, both for each other and for all.

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but instead giving praise, knowing that ye were called for this, so that ye might inherit a blessing.

And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, because from thee is the kingdom and the power and the glory into the ages. Truly.

And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive every man who is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word,

Let us therefore come near with boldness to the throne of grace, so that we may take mercy, and may find grace for timely help.