40 Bible Verses about wickedness
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Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish [the] righteous, and test the hearts and innermost being, O righteous God.
Woe [to] those who plan wickedness and evil deeds upon their beds! In the light of the morning they did it, because they have power in their hands.
Hide me from [the] secret plots of evildoers, from [the] unrest of [those who] do iniquity,
For they ate the bread of wickedness, and they drank the wine of violence.
And he said, "This [is] Wickedness!" And he thrust her [back down] into the basket, and threw the lead cover on top of it.
For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the {land} of the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wickedness.
A person will not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will not be moved.
Do not grant, O Yahweh, [the] desires of [the] wicked. Do not allow [them] to attain their plan, lest they be exalted. Selah
I saw something else under the sun: instead of justice [there was] evil; instead of righteousness [there was] wickedness.
And those who are wicked will be cut off from the land, and those who are treacherous will be uprooted from it.
Break [the] arm of [the] wicked, and [as for the] evil [man]-- seek out his wickedness [until] you find none.
Your wickedness [affects] a person like yourself, and your righteousness [affects] humans.
Remove the wicked before a king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
"There is no peace," says Yahweh, "for the wicked."
And see if [there is] in me {the worship of false gods}, and lead me in [the] way everlasting.
"Though wickedness tastes sweet in his mouth, [and] he hides it under his tongue,
For you [are] not a God [who] desires wickedness. Evil cannot dwell with you.
And he will repay on them their iniquity, and by their evil he will destroy them. Yahweh our God will destroy them.
"And I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem you from [the] hand of [the] tyrant."
And you, if you do warn [the] wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness and from his wicked way, on account of his guilt he will die, and you yourself will have saved your life.
And Yahweh saw that the evil of humankind [was] great upon the earth, and every inclination of the thoughts of his heart [was] always only evil.
For they will not sleep if they have not done wrong, and they are robbed of their sleep if they do not cause stumbling.
With the coming of wickedness comes contempt also, and with dishonor, disgrace.
The wicked are estranged from [the] womb. They go astray from [the] belly, speaking lies.
The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight, but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.
Because better [is] a day in your courtyards than a thousand [elsewhere]. I would rather be at the threshold of the house of my God than to dwell in [the] tents of wickedness.
{Each morning}, I will destroy all [the] wicked of [the] land, cutting off from the city of Yahweh all evildoers.
not as Cain, who was of the evil one and violently murdered his brother. And {for what reason} did he violently murder him? Because his deeds were evil and the [deeds] of his brother [were] righteous.
and that we may be delivered from evil and wicked people, {for not all have the faith}.
Who rose up for me against [the] wicked? Who stood up for me against [the] workers of iniquity?
{Rest assured}, the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
From Thematic Bible
Fire » Illustrative of » Wickedness
For wickedness burned like fire; it consumed brier and thorn. And it kindled the thickets of the forest, and they swirled upward [in] a column of smoke.
Wickedness » Characteristics of
For they will not sleep if they have not done wrong, and they are robbed of their sleep if they do not cause stumbling.
hardhearted, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, savage, with no interest for what is good,
Ah, sinful nation, a people heavy [with] iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly. They have forsaken Yahweh; they have despised the holy one of Israel. They are estranged [and gone] backward.
who sharpen their tongue like a sword. They bend [their bow to shoot] their arrows--bitter words,
wild waves of the sea foaming up their own shameful deeds, wandering stars, for whom the deep gloom of darkness has been reserved for eternity.
Wickedness » Contrasted with the righteous
Many are [the] pains of the wicked, but [for] the one who trusts Yahweh loyal love surrounds him.
Yahweh tests [the] righteous, but [the] wicked and [the] lover of violence his soul hates.
[There will be] affliction and distress for every {human being} who does evil, of the Jew first and of the Greek,
For [the] arms of [the] wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh supports [the] righteous.
Wickedness » What wickedness does
Your wickedness will chastise you, and your apostasies will reprove you. Therefore know and see that [it is] evil and bitter, your forsaking of Yahweh, your God, and fear of me [is] not in you," {declares} the Lord, Yahweh of hosts.
For wickedness burned like fire; it consumed brier and thorn. And it kindled the thickets of the forest, and they swirled upward [in] a column of smoke.
Your wickedness [affects] a person like yourself, and your righteousness [affects] humans.
Wickedness » What is wicked
" 'As for a man who marries a woman and her mother, that [is] depravity; they shall burn him and them, so that it shall not become depravity in the midst of you [all].
The heart [is] deceitful more than anything else, and it [is] disastrous. Who can understand it? I, Yahweh, examine [the] {mind}, test [the] {heart}, and give to each one according to his way, according to the fruit of his deeds.
You must not expose the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, or her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter; you must not take [her as wife] to expose her nakedness; they [are] {close relatives}--that [is] wickedness.
Wickedness » Treasures of wickedness
Is there any longer a man [in] the house of the wicked treasures of wickedness, and the ephah of scarcity [which is] accursed? Shall I regard as pure [the one] with scales of wickedness, and with a bag of deceitful weights? Because her rich are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth.
Wickedness » A large amount
Because better [is] a day in your courtyards than a thousand [elsewhere]. I would rather be at the threshold of the house of my God than to dwell in [the] tents of wickedness.
Wickedness » The time when the wicked rise
When the righteous triumphs, great [is] the glory, but with [the] rising of the wicked, a person will be hidden.
Wickedness » What wickedness cannot do
Just as no one can control the wind to restrain the wind, so also no one can control the day of his death. Just as no one is discharged in time of war, so wickedness will not deliver the wicked.
Wickedness » How the land becomes full of wickedness
" 'You shall not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, {lest the land be prostituted and the land fill up with depravity}.
Wickedness » Nobody being established by wickedness
A person will not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will not be moved.
Wickedness » The plowing of the wicked
Wickedness » The lord hating wickedness
Yahweh tests [the] righteous, but [the] wicked and [the] lover of violence his soul hates.
Wickedness » What lies in wickedness
Topics on Wickedness
Millennial Kingdom, Christ Crushes Wickedness
Isaiah 2:2-4And it shall happen in the future of the days the mountain of the house of Yahweh [shall] be established; it will be among the highest of the mountains, and it shall be raised from [the] hills. All [of] the nations shall travel to him;
