14 Bible Verses about Turning From Evil

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

“He must turn away from evil and do good;
He must seek peace and pursue it.

Do not turn to the right nor to the left;
Turn your foot from evil.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who watches his way preserves his life.

saying, ‘Turn now everyone from his evil way and from the evil of your deeds, and dwell on the land which the Lord has given to you and your forefathers forever and ever;

Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

Avoid it, do not pass by it;
Turn away from it and pass on.

“Turn to my reproof,
Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.

Perhaps they will listen and everyone will turn from his evil way, that I may relent of the calamity which I am planning to do to them because of the evil of their deeds.’

“A Redeemer will come to Zion,
And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,” declares the Lord.

Desire realized is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.

“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his conduct,” declares the Lord God. “Repent and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you.

Again, when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness which he has committed and practices justice and righteousness, he will save his life.

Because he considered and turned away from all his transgressions which he had committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.