'Wicked' in the Bible

When the wicked flourish like grass and all [the] workers of evil blossom, [it is] so they can be destroyed forever.

How long [will the] wicked, O Yahweh, how long will [the] wicked exult?

to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

Who rose up for me against [the] wicked? Who stood up for me against [the] workers of iniquity?

You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He protects the lives of his faithful; he delivers them from [the] hand of [the] wicked.

I will not set before my eyes any wicked thing. I hate the work of those who fall away; it will not cling to me.

{Each morning}, I will destroy all [the] wicked of [the] land, cutting off from the city of Yahweh all evildoers.

Let sinners perish completely from the earth, and [the] wicked {not remain alive}. Bless Yahweh, O my soul. Praise Yah.

Also fire burned in their assembly; [the] flame devoured [the] wicked.

for {wicked and deceitful mouths} have opened against me. They speak to me with a lying tongue.

Appoint over him a wicked [man], and let an accuser stand at his right [hand].

[The] wicked sees [it] and is vexed. He gnashes his teeth and {becomes weak}. [The] desire of [the] wicked perishes.

Rage seizes me because of [the] wicked, those who forsake your law.

[The] cords of [the] wicked surround me, [but] I do not forget your law.

For me [the] wicked [lie in] wait to destroy me. I give attention to your testimonies.

[The] wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I do not wander from your precepts.

You remove all the wicked of [the] earth [like] dross, therefore I love your testimonies.

[Those who] pursue a [wicked] purpose draw near; they are far from your law.

Salvation [is] far from [the] wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.

Yahweh [is] righteous. He has cut [the] ropes of [the] wicked.

If only you would kill the wicked, O God-- so get away from me, [you] {bloodthirsty men}--

Protect me, O Yahweh, from [the] hands of [the] wicked. Preserve me from violent men, who have planned to {make me stumble}.

Do not grant, O Yahweh, [the] desires of [the] wicked. Do not allow [them] to attain their plan, lest they be exalted. Selah

Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked deeds with men [who] do iniquity; and do not let me eat of their delicacies.

Let [the] wicked fall into their nets, while I escape altogether.

Yahweh protects all those who love him, but all the wicked he will exterminate.

Yahweh protects [the] strangers. He helps up [the] orphan and [the] widow, but [the] way of [the] wicked he {thwarts}.

Yahweh helps the afflicted up; [he] brings [the] wicked down to [the] ground.

And those who are wicked will be cut off from the land, and those who are treacherous will be uprooted from it.

The curse of Yahweh [is] on the house of the wicked, and the abode of the righteous ones he blesses.

In the path of the wicked do not go; do not walk in the way of those who do evil.

The way of the wicked ones [is] like deep darkness; they do not know what they stumble over.

He who corrects a scoffer gains abuse for himself, and he who rebukes the wicked {gets hurt}.

Yahweh will not cause a righteous person to go hungry, but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.

Blessings [belong] to the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

The memory of righteousness [is] like a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

The wage of the righteous [leads] to life; the gain of the wicked to sin.

The dread of the wicked will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

The fear of Yahweh adds life, but the years of the wicked are shortened.

The hope of the righteous [is] gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

The righteous one is forever; he will not be removed. But the wicked will not remain in the land.

The lips of the righteous know [the] acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, the perverse.

The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight, but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.

With the death of a wicked person, hope will die, and the expectation of the godless perishes.

The righteous is delivered from trouble, but the wicked enters into it.

When good [is with] the righteous, [the] city rejoices, and with the perishing of the wicked, jubilation.

By the blessing of the upright, a city will be exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked, it will be overthrown.

The wicked earns {deceptive gain}, but he who sows righteousness, a {true reward}.

{Rest assured}, the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

The desire of the righteous [is] only good, but the expectation of the wicked, wrath.

If the righteous on earth will be repaid, {how much more} the wicked and sinner.

The thoughts of the righteous are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

The words of the wicked [are] an ambush of blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.

The wicked are overthrown and {are no more}, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

The righteous knows the life of his animal, but the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

The wicked covets the proceeds of evil, but the root of the righteous {bears fruit}.

{No evil will happen} to the righteous, but the wicked are filled [with] trouble.

A righteous person will seek out his neighbor, but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.

The righteous hates a word of falsehood; the wicked will bring shame and {disgrace}.

The light of the righteous will rejoice, but the lamp of the wicked will die out.

The righteous eats to satisfy his life, but the belly of the wicked will lack.

The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

By his evildoing, the wicked will be overthrown, and the righteous will find refuge in his death.

[In] the house of the righteous [there is] much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.

An abomination of Yahweh is the way of the wicked, but he who pursues righteousness he will love.

Yahweh is far from the wicked, but the prayers of the righteous he will hear.

All Yahweh has made [is] for his purpose, and even the wicked for the day of trouble.

He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, the two of them [are] both abominations of Yahweh.

The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap, [in order] to pervert the ways of justice.

A worthless witness will mock justice, and the mouth of the wicked will devour iniquity.

A wise king winnows the wicked, and he will drive a wheel over them.

Haughtiness of [the] eyes and pride of heart, [the] lamp of the wicked [are] sin.

The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, for they refuse to do justice.

The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor will not find mercy in his eyes.

The righteous observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked to ruin.

A ransom for the righteous is the wicked, and [the] faithless instead of the upright.

The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination; how much more when he brings it in divisiveness!

A wicked man is strong in {his countenance}, but the upright will appoint his paths.

For seven [times] the righteous will fall, but he will rise, but the wicked will be overthrown by calamity.

Do not fret because of the evildoers; do not envy the wicked.

For there will not be a future for the evil; the lamp of the wicked will die out.

Remove the wicked before a king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

[Like] a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is the righteous who gives way before the wicked.

The wicked flee, but no one pursues, but the righteous is bold like a lion.

Those who forsake instruction will praise the wicked, but they who guard instruction will struggle against them.

When the righteous triumphs, great [is] the glory, but with [the] rising of the wicked, a person will be hidden.

[Like] a roaring lion and a charging bear [is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.

With [the] rising of the wicked, humankind will be hidden, and with their perishing, [the] righteous will multiply.

When the righteous are numerous, the people will rejoice, but when the wicked are ruling, people will groan.

[The] righteous knows [the] case of the poor, but [the] wicked does not understand knowledge.

A ruler listening to a word of falsehood, all his officials are wicked.

With the increase of the wicked, transgression will increase, but the righteous will look on his downfall.

A man of injustice is an abomination to the righteous, but the {upright} is an abomination to the wicked.

So I said {to myself}, "God will surely judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed a time [of judgment] for every deed and every work."

I have seen all these things in my vain life: Sometimes a righteous man perishes in [spite of] his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked man lives a long life in [spite of] his evil.

Do not act excessively wicked, and do not be a fool, lest you die before your time.

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.

Meanwhile, I saw the wicked being [honorably] buried, but those who came and went from the holy place were forgotten in the city, even though they had done so. This also [is] vanity!