69 Bible Verses about evil, believers' responses to

How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers!

Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil.

Stay away from every form of evil.

And he said to mankind, 'The fear of the Lord -- that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"

Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God.

Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.

A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

Leave! Leave! Get out of there! Don't touch anything unclean! Get out of it! Stay pure, you who carry the Lord's holy items!

With many other words he testified and exhorted them saying, "Save yourselves from this perverse generation!"

Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good.

Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to arouse its desires.

Your boasting is not good. Don't you know that a little yeast affects the whole batch of dough? Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch of dough -- you are, in fact, without yeast. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

A little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise!

Do not become partners with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness? And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever? And what mutual agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said, "I will live in them and will walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people."read more.
Therefore "come out from their midst, and be separate," says the Lord, "and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters," says the All-Powerful Lord.

Do not give the devil an opportunity.

But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints.

But we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined life and not according to the tradition they received from us.

And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

You who love the Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of his faithful followers; he delivers them from the power of the wicked.

Hate what is wrong, love what is right! Promote justice at the city gate! Maybe the Lord, the God who commands armies, will have mercy on those who are left from Joseph.

For everyone who does evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed.

But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but on man's."

But after turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan. You are not setting your mind on God's interests, but on man's."

Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction.

Why are you scorning my sacrifice and my offering that I commanded for my dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than you have me by having made yourselves fat from the best parts of all the offerings of my people Israel.'

Then Samuel said to Saul, "You have made a foolish choice! You have not obeyed the commandment that the Lord your God gave you. Had you done that, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever!

Then Samuel said, "Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as he does in obedience? Certainly, obedience is better than sacrifice; paying attention is better than the fat of rams.

Why have you shown contempt for the word of the Lord by doing evil in my sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and you have taken his wife as your own! You have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites.

Elijah replied, "I have not brought disaster on Israel. But you and your father's dynasty have, by abandoning the Lord's commandments and following the Baals.

Certainly the Lord watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.

God's Spirit energized Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said to them, "This is what God says: 'Why are you violating the commands of the Lord? You will not be prosperous! Because you have rejected the Lord, he has rejected you!'"

They confronted King Uzziah and said to him, "It is not proper for you, Uzziah, to offer incense to the Lord. That is the responsibility of the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to offer incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have disobeyed and the Lord God will not honor you!"

Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have behaved in an unfaithful manner by taking foreign wives! This has contributed to the guilt of Israel.

May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.

Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps your prosperity will be prolonged."

"But you, his son Belshazzar, have not humbled yourself, although you knew all this.

because John had repeatedly told him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

For John had repeatedly told Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

But the other rebuked him, saying, "Don't you fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?

But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back for yourself part of the proceeds from the sale of the land? Before it was sold, did it not belong to you? And when it was sold, was the money not at your disposal? How have you thought up this deed in your heart? You have not lied to people but to God!"

Peter then told her, "Why have you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!"

As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to spread false teachings,

Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.

Such testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply that they may be healthy in the faith

So communicate these things with the sort of exhortation or rebuke that carries full authority. Don't let anyone look down on you.

My child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent!

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he had clearly done wrong.

Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.

But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you.

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

Resist him, strong in your faith, because you know that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.

Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will reward you.

If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen under its load, you must not ignore him, but be sure to help him with it.

You must not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you must love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,

"But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.

And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And do not lead us into temptation."

And now, Lord, pay attention to their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage,

Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.