50 Bible Verses about God Turning Bad Things Into Good

And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present outcome, that many people would be kept alive [as they are this day].

He will pay back the evil to my enemies;
In Your faithfulness destroy them.

Come and see the works of God,
He is awesome in His deeds toward the children of men.

For everything God has created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude;

For God will bring every act to judgment, every hidden and secret thing, whether it is good or evil.

The Lord has made everything for its own purpose,
Even the wicked [according to their role] for the day of evil.

In the day of prosperity be joyful,
But in the day of adversity consider that
God has made the one as well as the other,
So that man will not find out anything that will be after him.

Woe (judgment is coming) to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but [imitate] what is good. The one who practices good [exhibiting godly character, moral courage and personal integrity] is of God; the one who practices [or permits or tolerates] evil has not seen God [he has no personal experience with Him and does not know Him at all].

But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light [of God’s precepts], for it is light that makes everything visible.

The One forming light and creating darkness,
Causing peace and creating disaster;
I am the Lord who does all these things.

For we [believers will be called to account and] must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be repaid for what has been done in the body, whether good or bad [that is, each will be held responsible for his actions, purposes, goals, motives—the use or misuse of his time, opportunities and abilities].

Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
That both adversity (misfortune) and good (prosperity, happiness) proceed?

The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good [in all their endeavors].

For it would have been better for them not to have [personally] known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to have turned back from the holy commandment [verbally] handed on to them.

They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them repeatedly, yet they would not listen and receive instruction.

Do not be overcome and conquered by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Hate evil and love good,
And establish justice in the [court of the city] gate.
Perhaps the Lord God of hosts
Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph [that is, those who remain after God’s judgment].

“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Get your evil deeds out of My sight.
Stop doing evil,

Do not enter the path of the wicked,
And do not go the way of evil men.

I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will do them good and not turn away from them; and I will put in their heart a fear and reverential awe of Me, so that they will not turn away from Me.

“Return home and tell [about] all the great things God has done for you.” So the man went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

However, when all things are subjected to Him (Christ), then the Son Himself will also be subjected to the One (the Father) who put all things under Him, so that God may be all in all [manifesting His glory without any opposition, the supreme indwelling and controlling factor of life].

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

Therefore, now change your ways and your deeds and obey the voice of the Lord your God; then the Lord will relent and reverse His decision concerning the misfortune which He has pronounced against you.

‘Your wickedness has turned these [blessings] away,
And your sins have withheld good [harvests] from you.

Do not turn away to the right nor to the left [where evil may lurk];
Turn your foot from [the path of] evil.

Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them and are established in the truth which is held firmly in your grasp.

“But to man He said, ‘Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord—that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

always giving thanks to God the Father for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass,
Unless the Lord has authorized and commanded it?

The rich and poor have a common bond;
The Lord is the Maker of them all.

So I find it to be the law [of my inner self], that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good.

Keep your behavior excellent among the [unsaved] Gentiles [conduct yourself honorably, with graciousness and integrity], so that for whatever reason they may slander you as evildoers, yet by observing your good deeds they may [instead come to] glorify God in the day of visitation [when He looks upon them with mercy].

‘Thus says the Lord God, “It will come about on that day that thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan,

For it is [not your strength, but it is] God who is effectively at work in you, both to will and to work [that is, strengthening, energizing, and creating in you the longing and the ability to fulfill your purpose] for His good pleasure.

Rejoice, young man, in your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant in the days of your young manhood. And walk in the ways of your heart and in the desires of your eyes, but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.

Nevertheless, the Lord your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God has loved you.

Love is to be sincere and active [the real thing—without guile and hypocrisy]. Hate what is evil [detest all ungodliness, do not tolerate wickedness]; hold on tightly to what is good.

He came to that which was His own [that which belonged to Him—His world, His creation, His possession], and those who were His own [people—the Jewish nation] did not receive and welcome Him.

Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents],
Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

So any person who knows what is right to do but does not do it, to him it is sin.

For those who are living according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh [which gratify the body], but those who are living according to the Spirit, [set their minds on] the things of the Spirit [His will and purpose].

He will not fear bad news;
His heart is steadfast, trusting [confidently relying on and believing] in the Lord.

It is a fearful and terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God [incurring His judgment and wrath].

“These [thoughts try to] make the night into the day;
‘The light is near,’ they say in the presence of darkness [but they pervert the truth].

Do not, for the sake of food, tear down the work of God. All things indeed are [ceremonially] clean, but they are wrong for the person who eats and offends [another’s conscience in the process].

Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover or pretext for evil, but [use it and live] as bond-servants of God.

and I saw all the work of God, I concluded that man cannot discover the work that is done under the sun. Even though man may labor in seeking, he will not discover; and [more than that], though a wise man thinks and claims he knows, he will not be able to find it out.