20 Bible Verses about negativity

Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD.

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good behavior in Christ.

But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that opens not his mouth.

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

Casting down arguments, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

Giving no offense in anything, that the ministry be not blamed:

And you shall know that your tabernacle shall be in peace; and you shall visit your habitation, and shall find nothing amiss.

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

You shall not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.

You shall not sow your vineyard with different seeds: lest the fruit of your seed which you have sown, and the fruit of your vineyard, be defiled.

And as for your nativity, in the day you were born your navel was not cut, neither were you washed in water to cleanse you; you were not rubbed with salt at all, nor swaddled at all.

Whosoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be against their evil.

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brothers, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.