15 Bible Verses about Malice

As they listened to this, the Council grew frantic with rage, and gnashed their teeth at Stephen.

On reaching a place named Golgotha (a place named from its likeness to a skull),

The Chief Priests, however, plotted to put Lazarus, as well as Jesus, to death,

Let all bitterness, passion, anger, brawling, and abusive language be banished from among you, as well as all malice.

You, however, must now lay aside all such things--anger, passion, malice, slander, abuse.

Therefore let us keep our festival, not with the leaven of former days, nor with the leaven of vice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Brothers, do not show yourselves children in understanding. In wickedness be infants, but in understanding show yourselves men.

Now that you have done with all malice, all deceitfulness, insincerity, jealous feelings, and all back-biting,

'Be angry, yet do not sin.' Do not let the sun go down upon your anger; And give no opportunity to the Devil.

You, however, must now lay aside all such things--anger, passion, malice, slander, abuse.

Brothers, do not show yourselves children in understanding. In wickedness be infants, but in understanding show yourselves men.

For he was aware that it was out of jealousy that the Chief Priests had given Jesus up to him.

For he knew that it was out of jealousy that they had given Jesus up to him.

After this his enemies were eager to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd; for they saw that it was at them that he had aimed the parable. So they let him alone, and went away.

When Jesus left the house, the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began to press him hard and question him closely upon many subjects, Laying traps for him, so as to seize upon anything that he might say.

Let all bitterness, passion, anger, brawling, and abusive language be banished from among you, as well as all malice.

Now that you have done with all malice, all deceitfulness, insincerity, jealous feelings, and all back-biting,

While the rest, seizing his servants, ill-treated them and killed them.

For Herod had arrested John, put him in chains, and shut him up in prison, to please Herodias, the wife of Herod's brother Philip. For John had said to him 'You have no right to be living with her.' Yet, though Herod wanted to put him to death, he was afraid of the people, because they looked on John as a Prophet. read more.
But, when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before his guests, and so pleased Herod, That he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. Prompted by her mother, the girl said 'Give me here, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist.' The king was distressed at this; yet, on account of his oath and of the guests at his table, he ordered it to be given her. He sent and beheaded John in the prison;

The girl went out, and said to her mother 'What must I ask for?' 'The head of John the Baptizer,' answered her mother. So she went in as quickly as possible to the King, and made her request. 'I want you,' she said, 'to give me at once, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist.' The King was much distressed; yet, on account of his oath and of the guests at his table, he did not like to refuse her. read more.
He immediately dispatched one of his bodyguard, with orders to bring John's head. The man went and beheaded John in the prison, And, bringing his head on a dish, gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

In the morning the Jews combined together, and took an oath that they would not eat or drink till they had killed Paul.

But the Jews, becoming jealous, engaged some worthless fellows from the streets, and, getting a mob together, kept the city in an uproar. They attacked Jason's house, with the intention of bringing Paul and Silas before the Popular Assembly;

And asked a favor of him, to Paul's injury--to have Paul brought to Jerusalem. All the while they were plotting to make away with him on the road.

Get rid entirely of the old leaven, so that you may be like new dough-free from leaven, as in truth you are. For our Passover Lamb is already sacrificed-Christ himself; Therefore let us keep our festival, not with the leaven of former days, nor with the leaven of vice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts--murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, perjury, slander. These are the things that defile a man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man."

Now that you have done with all malice, all deceitfulness, insincerity, jealous feelings, and all back-biting, like newly born infants, crave pure spiritual milk, so that you may be enabled by it to grow till you attain Salvation--

Act as free men, yet not using your freedom as those do who make it a cloak for wickedness, but as Servants of God.

I, however, say to you--Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

They reveled in every form of wickedness, evil, greed, vice. Their lives were full of envy, murder, quarreling, treachery, malice.

When her masters saw that there was no hope of further profit from her, they seized Paul and Silas, dragged them into the public square to the authorities, And took them before the Magistrates. "These men are causing a great disturbance in our town," they complained; "They are Jews, and they are teaching customs which it is not right for us, as Romans, to sanction or adopt." read more.
On this the mob rose as one man against them, and the Magistrates stripped them of their clothing and ordered them to be beaten with rods. After beating them severely, the Magistrates put them in prison, with orders to the Governor of the Jail to keep them in safe custody. On receiving so strict an order, the Governor put them into the inner cell, and secured their feet in the stocks.

Therefore, when I come, I shall not forget his conduct in ridiculing us with his wicked tongue. Not content with that, he not only declines to recognize our Brothers himself, but actually prevents those who would, and expels them from the Church.

Therefore, when I come, I shall not forget his conduct in ridiculing us with his wicked tongue. Not content with that, he not only declines to recognize our Brothers himself, but actually prevents those who would, and expels them from the Church.

So Herodias was incensed against John, and wanted to put him to death, but was unable to do so,

There was, you remember, a time when we ourselves were foolish, disobedient, misled, slaves to all kinds of passions and vices, living in a spirit of malice and envy, detested ourselves and hating one another.

And Herod, with his soldiers, treated Jesus with scorn; he mocked him by throwing a gorgeous robe round him, and then sent him back to Pilate.

When James and John saw this, they said: "Master, do you wish us to call for fire to come down from the heavens and consume them?"