69 Bible Verses about evil, believers' responses to

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the advice of [the] wicked; nor does he stand in [the] way of sinners; nor does he sit in [the] assembly of mockers.

In the path of the wicked do not go; do not walk in the way of those who do evil.

Abstain from every form of evil.

And to the human beings he said, 'Look, the fear of the Lord [is] wisdom, and to depart from evil [is] understanding.'"

Turn aside from me, [you] evildoers, for I will keep the commands of my God.

Do not swerve right or left; remove your foot from evil.

The wise is cautious and turns from evil, but the fool throws off restraint and is confident.

Depart, depart, go out from there! You must not touch any unclean thing. Go out from the midst of it, keep clean, you who carry the vessels of Yahweh.

And with many other words he solemnly urged and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this crooked generation!"

Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what [is] evil; be attached to what [is] good,

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.

Your boasting [is] not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole batch of dough? Clean out the old leaven in order that you may be a new batch of dough, just as you are unleavened. For Christ our Passover has been sacrificed.

A little leaven leavens the whole batch of dough.

Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers, for what participation [is there between] righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship [does] light [have] with darkness? And what agreement [does] Christ [have] with Beliar? Or what share [does] a believer [have] with an unbeliever? And what agreement [does the] temple of God [have] with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said, "I will live in them and will walk about [among them], and I will be their God and they will be my people."read more.
Therefore "come out from their midst and be separate," says the Lord, "and do not touch what is unclean, and I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me," says the all-powerful Lord.

nor give place to the devil.

But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or greediness, must not even be named among you (as is fitting for saints),

But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, [that] you keep away from every brother who lives irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.

And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

Turn from evil and do good. Seek peace and pursue it.

The fear of Yahweh [is] hatred of evil, pride, and arrogance and an evil way. And I hate a mouth of perversity.

You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He protects the lives of his faithful; he delivers them from [the] hand of [the] wicked.

Hate evil and love good and establish justice in the gate; perhaps Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be gracious [to] the remnant of Joseph.

For everyone who practices evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds be exposed.

But he turned around [and] said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a cause for stumbling to me, because you are not intent on the things of God, but the things of people!"

But turning around and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan, because you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but the things of people!"

preach the word, be ready in season [and] out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all patience and instruction.

Why do you despise my sacrifice and my offering which I commanded [for my] dwelling place, while you honored your sons more than me by making yourselves fat from the best of all the offerings of my people Israel?

Then Samuel said to Saul, "You have behaved foolishly! You have not kept the command of Yahweh your God which he commanded you. For then, Yahweh would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.

Then Samuel said, "Is there [as much] delight for Yahweh in burnt offerings and sacrifices as [there is] in {obeying} Yahweh? Look! {To obey} [is] better than sacrifice; to give heed than the fat of rams.

Why have you despised the word of Yahweh by doing evil in his eyes? Uriah the Hittite you have struck down with the sword, and his wife you have taken to yourself as wife! You have killed him with the sword of the {Ammonites}!

He said, "I did not throw Israel into confusion; rather you and the house of your father [have] by forsaking the commands of Yahweh when you went after the Baals!

For the eyes of Yahweh roam throughout all the earth to strengthen those whose heart is fully devoted to him. You have been foolish in this, for from now on you will have wars."

Then the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, and he stood above the people and said to them, "Thus says God: 'Why are you transgressing the commandments of Yahweh so that you will not succeed? For you have forsaken Yahweh, so he will forsake you.'"

And they stood against King Uzziah and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to Yahweh, but [it is] for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully. There will be no honor for you from Yahweh God."

Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have broke faith and married foreign women, increasing the guilt of Israel.

Let a righteous one strike me in kindness, and let him chasten me. [It is] oil for [my] head; let not my head refuse. For still my prayer [is] against their evil deeds.

Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable [to you] and your sin remove with righteousness and your iniquity with having mercy on [the] oppressed, {in case there might be a prolongation of your prosperity}.'"

"But you his {successor}, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart {even though} you knew all this.

because John had been saying to him, "It is not permitted for you to have her."

For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not permitted for you to have your brother's wife."

But the other answered [and] rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, because you are undergoing the same condemnation?

But Peter said, "Ananias, for what [reason] has Satan filled your heart, [that] you lied to the Holy Spirit and kept back for yourself [some] of the proceeds of the piece of land? [When it] remained to you, did it not remain [yours]? And [when it] was sold, was it at your disposal? How [is it] that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to people, but to God!"

So Peter [said] to her, "How [is it] that it was agreed by you [two] to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband [are] at the door, and they will carry you out!"

Just as I urged you [when I] traveled to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus, so that you may instruct certain people not to teach other doctrine,

Reprove those who sin in the presence of all, in order that the rest also may experience fear.

This testimony is true, for which reason reprove them severely, in order that they may be sound in the faith,

Speak these [things] and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you.

My child, if sinners entice you, do not consent.

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed [him] to his face, because he was condemned.

Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil,

Therefore subject yourselves to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

But those outside God will judge. Remove the evil person {from among yourselves}.

And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].

Therefore, [since] we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, putting aside every weight and {the sin that so easily ensnares us}, let us run with patient endurance the race that has been set before us,

Therefore, ridding yourselves of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,

{Resist him}, steadfast in your faith, [because you] know the same [kinds] of sufferings are being accomplished by your community of believers in the world.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend expecting back nothing, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

But "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him [something] to drink; for [by] doing this, you will heap up coals of fire upon his head." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

If your enemy [is] hungry, feed him bread, and if thirsty, let him drink water. For coals of fire you will heap upon his head, and Yahweh will reward you.

If you see the donkey of your enemy lying down under its burden, you will refrain from abandoning him. You will surely arrange [it] with him.

You shall not seek vengeance, and you shall not harbor a grudge [against] {your fellow citizens}; and you shall love your neighbor like yourself; I [am] Yahweh.

But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

"But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

See to it that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue good toward one another and toward all [people].

not repaying evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the other hand blessing [others], because for this [reason] you were called, so that you could inherit a blessing.

And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation."

And now, Lord, concern yourself with their threats and grant your slaves to speak your message with all boldness,

Therefore let us approach with confidence to the throne of grace, in order that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.