14 Bible Verses about Turning From Evil

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Let him turn away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it.

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove your foot from evil.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keeps his way preserves his soul.

They said, Turn you again now everyone from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD has given unto you and to your fathers forever and ever:

Be not wise in your own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

It may be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may relent concerning the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.

And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, says the LORD.

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, says the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

Because he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.