15 Bible Verses about Malice

But when they heard these things, their hearts were filled with rage, and they gnashed their teeth at him.

And having come to a place called Golgotha, that is, Place of a Skull,

But the priests consulted together that they might put Lazarus also to death;

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evilspeaking, be put away from you, with all malice;

but now put ye away all these, anger, wrath, malice, evilspeaking, filthy language out of your mouth.

So then let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Brethren, do not become children in understanding; yet in malice be children, but in understanding be men.

Laying aside therefore all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all slander,

"Be angry, and sin not;" let not the sun go down upon your wrath; and do not give place to the Devil.

but now put ye away all these, anger, wrath, malice, evilspeaking, filthy language out of your mouth.

Brethren, do not become children in understanding; yet in malice be children, but in understanding be men.

For he knew that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up.

And they sought to seize him, but feared the multitude; for they knew that he spoke the parable against them. And they left him, and went away.

And as he came out thence, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very spiteful, and to press him to speak off hand about many things, lying in wait to catch something out of his mouth.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evilspeaking, be put away from you, with all malice;

Laying aside therefore all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all slander,

And the rest seized his servants, and illtreated and slew them.

For Herod had seized John, and bound him, and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philips wife. For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. And wishing to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet. read more.
But when Herods birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod; whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. And she, being set on by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist. And the king was sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, he ordered it to be given, and sent and beheaded John in the prison.

And she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer. And she came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I desire that thou wilt give me immediately on a platter the head of John the Baptist. And the king was exceedingly sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, he would not refuse her. read more.
And the king immediately sent one of his guards, and ordered his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.

And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

But the unbelieving Jews, taking with them certain bad men of the idlers in the marketplace, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar; and having come to the house of Jason, they endeavored to bring them out to the people;

asking for themselves a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, intending to place men in wait to kill him on the road.

Cleanse out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened; for our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ. So then let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimony, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man; but to eat with unwashed hands defileth not a man.

Laying aside therefore all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all slander, as newborn babes, desire the spiritual, pure milk, that ye may grow thereby to salvation;

as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as servants of God.

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

being filled with all unrighteousness, malice, covetousness, wickedness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; backbiters,

But her masters seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, laid hold of Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace to the rulers; and having brought them before the magistrates, said, These men are grievously disturbing our city, being Jews; and they teach customs which it is not lawful for us Romans to receive or observe. read more.
And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates, tearing off their clothes, commanded to beat them with rods; and when they had laid on them many stripes, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely; who having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

Wherefore, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words; and not content therewith, he himself doth not receive the brethren, and those that would he forbiddeth, and casteth them out of the church.

Wherefore, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words; and not content therewith, he himself doth not receive the brethren, and those that would he forbiddeth, and casteth them out of the church.

And Herodias was enraged against him, and wished to put him to death, but could not.

For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, going astray, slaves to divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

And Herod also with his guard of soldiers set him at nought and mocked him, and having arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, sent him back to Pilate.

And the disciples James and John, on seeing it, said, Lord, wilt thou have us bid fire come down from heaven, and consume them?