'Wicked' in the Bible

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!

Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff.

For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

Certainly the Lord guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

Rise up, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.

May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!

You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them.

The Lord revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. (Higgaion. Selah)

The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God,

The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.

The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, "God won't hold me accountable; he doesn't care."

Why does the wicked man reject God? He says to himself, "You will not hold me accountable."

Break the arm of the wicked and evil man! Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, which he thought you would not discover.

For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.

The Lord approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.

May the Lord rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!

for the wicked seem to be everywhere, when people promote evil.

Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.

Rise up, Lord! Confront him! Knock him down! Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man!

I hate the mob of evil men, and do not associate with the wicked.

Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!

Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!

Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land.

because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

The wicked turn aside from birth; liars go astray as soon as they are born.

The godly will rejoice when they see vengeance carried out; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.

As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away. As wax melts before fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God.

My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the hand of the cruel oppressor!

For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.

Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

Then I entered the precincts of God's temple, and understood the destiny of the wicked.

I say to the proud, "Do not be proud," and to the wicked, "Do not be so confident of victory!

For the Lord holds in his hand a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices, and pours it out. Surely all the wicked of the earth will slurp it up and drink it to its very last drop."

God says, "I will bring down all the power of the wicked; the godly will be victorious."

He says, "How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah)

Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!

Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked.

Certainly you will see it with your very own eyes -- you will see the wicked paid back.

When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.

O Lord, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked celebrate?

in order to protect him from times of trouble, until the wicked are destroyed.

Who will rise up to defend me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against the evildoers?

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

Each morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land, and remove all evildoers from the city of the Lord.

May sinners disappear from the earth, and the wicked vanish! Praise the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!

Fire burned their group; the flames scorched the wicked.

When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

Rage takes hold of me because of the wicked, those who reject your law.

The ropes of the wicked tighten around me, but I do not forget your law.

The wicked prepare to kill me, yet I concentrate on your rules.

The wicked lay a trap for me, but I do not wander from your precepts.

You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. Therefore I love your rules.

The wicked have no chance for deliverance, for they do not seek your statutes.

Indeed, the scepter of a wicked king will not settle upon the allotted land of the godly. Otherwise the godly might do what is wrong.

The Lord is just; he cut the ropes of the wicked."

If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!

For the music director; a psalm of David. O Lord, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men,

O Lord, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

O Lord, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah)

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape.

The Lord protects those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked.

The Lord protects those residing outside their native land; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.

The Lord lifts up the oppressed, but knocks the wicked to the ground.