'Evil' in the Bible

Blessed are ye when men'shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one .

but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.

And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness!

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet:

Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation.

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one , and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.

and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one ;

For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:

An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.

Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth;

And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified.

For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:

For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:

all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.

But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me.

And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him.

but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother's wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company , and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and on many that were blind he bestowed sight.

and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Then goeth he, and taketh to him'seven other spirits more evil than himself; and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.

And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

The lamp of thy body is thine eye: when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted and thou art in anguish.

And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him and release him.

And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.

and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment.

The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.

I pray not that thou shouldest take them from the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil one .

Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?

But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem:

But the Jews that were disobedient stirred up the souls of the Gentiles, and made them evil affected against the brethren.

But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

insomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the evil spirits went out.

But certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are ye?

And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and mastered both of them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

And Paul said, I knew not, brethren, that he was high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.

And there arose a great clamor: and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: and what if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?

Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such evil things as I supposed;

backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that worketh evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;

and why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.

For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise.

I find then the law, that, to me who would do good, evil is present.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men.

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:

for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.

Let not then your good be evil spoken of:

Overthrow not for meat's sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I rejoice therefore over you: but I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple unto that which is evil.

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

If I partake with thankfulness, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?

doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true;

Now we pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that ye may do that which is honorable, though we be as reprobate.

who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one .

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the concision:

And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

abstain from every form of evil.

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for all have not faith.

But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil one .

he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord will render to him according to his works:

The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will save me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.

sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.

to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

Take heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God:

But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

let us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience: and having our body washed with pure water,

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man:

Do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?