'Wicked' in the Bible

The wicked [those who live in disobedience to God’s law] are not so,But they are like the chaff [worthless and without substance] which the wind blows away.

Therefore the wicked will not stand [unpunished] in the judgment,Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous [those in right standing with You];For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

Behold, the [wicked and irreverent] man is pregnant with sin,And he conceives mischief and gives birth to lies.

You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked and unrepentant;You have wiped out their name forever and ever.

The Lord has made Himself known;He executes judgment;The wicked are trapped by the work of their own hands. Higgaion (meditation) Selah.

The wicked will turn to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),Even all the nations who forget God.

In pride and arrogance the wicked hotly pursue and persecute the afflicted;Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

For the wicked boasts and sings the praises of his heart’s desire,And the greedy man curses and spurns [and even despises] the Lord.

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, will not seek nor inquire for Him;All his thoughts are, “There is no God [so there is no accountability or punishment].”

Why has the wicked spurned and shown disrespect to God?He has said to himself, “You will not require me to account.”

Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,Seek out his wickedness until You find no more.

For look, the wicked are bending the bow;They take aim with their arrow on the stringTo shoot [by stealth] in darkness at the upright in heart.

The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked,And His soul hates the [malevolent] one who loves violence.

Upon the wicked (godless) He will rain coals of fire;Fire and brimstone and a dreadful scorching wind will be the portion of their cup [of doom].

The wicked strut about [in pompous self-importance] on every side,As vileness is exalted and baseness is prized among the sons of men.

From the wicked who despoil and deal violently with me,My deadly enemies who surround me.

Arise, O Lord, confront him, cast him down;Save my soul from the wicked with Your sword,

I hate the company of evildoers,And will not sit with the wicked.

When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh,My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.

Do not drag me away with the wickedAnd with those who do evil,Who speak peace with their neighbors,While malice and mischief are in their hearts.

Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I call on You;Let the wicked (godless) be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

Many are the sorrows of the wicked,But he who trusts in and relies on the Lord shall be surrounded with compassion and lovingkindness.

Evil will cause the death of the wicked,And those who hate the righteous will be held guilty and will be condemned.

Transgression speaks [like an oracle] to the wicked (godless) [deep] within his heart;There is no fear (dread) of God before his eyes.

Do not let the foot of the proud [person] overtake me,And do not let the hand of the wicked drive me away.

Be still before the Lord; wait patiently for Him and entrust yourself to Him;Do not fret (whine, agonize) because of him who prospers in his way,Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

The wicked plots against the righteousAnd gnashes at him with his teeth.

The Lord laughs at him [the wicked one—the one who oppresses the righteous],For He sees that his day [of defeat] is coming.

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bowTo cast down the afflicted and the needy,To slaughter those who are upright in conduct [those with personal integrity and godly character].

The sword [of the ungodly] will enter their own heart,And their bow will be broken.

Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).

For the arms of the wicked will be broken,But the Lord upholds and sustains the righteous [who seek Him].

But the wicked (ungodly) will perish,And the enemies of the Lord will be like the glory of the pastures and like the fat of lambs [that is consumed in smoke],They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back,But the righteous is gracious and kind and gives.

For the Lord delights in justiceAnd does not abandon His saints (faithful ones);They are preserved forever,But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.

The wicked lies in wait for the righteousAnd seeks to kill him.

Wait for and expect the Lord and keep His way,And He will exalt you to inherit the land;[In the end] when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power]Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,

As for transgressors, they will be completely destroyed;The future of the wicked will be cut off.

The Lord helps them and rescues them;He rescues them from the wicked and saves them,Because they take refuge in Him.

I said, “I will guard my waysThat I may not sin with my tongue;I will muzzle my mouthWhile the wicked are in my presence.”

But to the wicked God says:“What right have you to recite My statutesOr to take My covenant on your lips?

Because of the voice of the enemy,Because of the pressure of the wicked;For they bring down trouble on me,And in anger they persecute me.

But You, O God, will bring down the wicked to the pit of destruction;Men of blood and treachery will not live out half their days.But I will [boldly and unwaveringly] trust in You.

The [unyieldingly] righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance [of God];He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

By awesome and wondrous things You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation,You who are the trust and hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea;

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;As wax melts before the fire,So let the wicked and guilty perish before [the presence of] God.

Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked (godless),From the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man.

For I was envious of the arrogantAs I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Therefore his people return to this place,And waters of abundance [offered by the irreverent] are [blindly] drunk by them.

Surely You set the wicked-minded and immoral on slippery places;You cast them down to destruction.

Like a dream [which seems real] until one awakens,O Lord, when stirred, [You observe the wicked], You will despise their image.

“I said to the arrogant, ‘Do not boast;’And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn [of self-glorification].

For a cup [of His wrath] is in the hand of the Lord, and the wine foams;It is well mixed and fully spiced, and He pours out from it;And all the wicked of the earth must drain it and drink down to its dregs.

How long will you judge unjustlyAnd show partiality to the wicked? Selah.

Rescue the weak and needy;Rescue them from the hand of the wicked.

“The enemy will not outwit him,Nor will the wicked man afflict or humiliate him.

You will not be afraid of the terror of night,Nor of the arrow that flies by day,

You will only [be a spectator as you] look on with your eyesAnd witness the [divine] repayment of the wicked [as you watch safely from the shelter of the Most High].

That though the wicked sprout up like grassAnd all evildoers flourish,They will be destroyed forever.

O Lord, how long will the wicked,How long will the wicked rejoice in triumph?

That You may grant him [power to calm himself and find] peace in the days of adversity,Until the pit is dug for the wicked and ungodly.

You who love the Lord, hate evil;He protects the souls of His godly ones (believers),He rescues them from the hand of the wicked.

You answered them, O Lord our God;You were a forgiving God to them,And yet an avenger of their evil practices.

I will set no worthless or wicked thing before my eyes.I hate the practice of those who fall away [from the right path];It will not grasp hold of me.

Morning after morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land,That I may cut off from the city of the Lord all those who do evil.

Let sinners be consumed from the earth,And let the wicked be no more.Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

And a fire broke out in their company;The flame consumed the wicked.

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me;They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

Appoint a wicked man against him,And let an attacker stand at his right hand [to kill him].

When he enters into dispute, let wickedness come about.Let his prayer [for help] result [only] in sin.

The wicked will see it and be angered,He will gnash his teeth and melt away [in despair and death];The desire of the wicked will perish and come to nothing.

Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked,Who reject Your law.

The cords of the wicked have encircled and ensnared me,But I have not forgotten Your law.

The wicked wait for me to destroy me,But I will consider Your testimonies.

The wicked have laid a snare for me,Yet I do not wander from Your precepts.

You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross [for they have no value];Therefore I love Your testimonies.

Salvation is far from the wicked,For they do not seek Your statutes.

The Lord is righteous;He has cut in two the [thick] cords of the wicked [which enslaved the people of Israel].

O that You would kill the wicked, O God;Go away from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.

And see if there is any wicked or hurtful way in me,And lead me in the everlasting way.

Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;Protect me from violent menWho intend to trip up my steps.

“Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;Do not further their evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets,While I pass by and safely escape [from danger].

The Lord keeps all who love Him,But all the wicked He will destroy.

The Lord protects the strangers;He supports the fatherless and the widow;But He makes crooked the way of the wicked.

The Lord lifts up the humble;He casts the wicked down to the ground.