'Evil' in the Bible

Like obedient children, do not comply with the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance,

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers [in this world] to abstain from the sensual urges [those dishonorable desires] that wage war against the soul.

Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that in a case where they speak against you as those who do what is evil, they will, by observing your good works, glorify God on the day of visitation.

or to governors as those sent out by him to punish those who do what is evil and to praise those who do what is good.

As God’s slaves, live as free people, but don’t use your freedom as a way to conceal evil.

What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment quietly? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to God.

Who did no evil, and there was no deceit in his mouth:

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

and who is he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?

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

For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.

For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the pagans choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.

Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;