'Evil' in the Bible

Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

The report of your obedience has reached everyone. Therefore I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good, yet innocent about what is evil.

Therefore, let us observe the feast, not with old yeast or with the yeast of malice and evil but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

But God judges outsiders. Put away the evil person from among yourselves.

Now these things became examples for us, so that we will not desire evil things as they did.

Brothers, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.

who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father.

making the most of the time, because the days are evil.

For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.

This is why you must take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand.

In every situation take the shield of faith,and with it you will be able to extinguishall the flaming arrows of the evil one.

Watch out for “dogs,” watch out for evil workers, watch out for those who mutilate the flesh.

Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil actions.

Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

Stay away from every kind of evil.

and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not all have faith.

But the Lord is faithful; He will strengthen and guard you from the evil one.

he is conceited, understanding nothing, but has a sick interest in disputes and arguments over words. From these come envy, quarreling, slander, evil suspicions,

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.

Evil people and impostors will become worse, deceiving and being deceived.

The Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

One of their very own prophets said,Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.

Watch out, brothers, so that there won’t be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that departs from the living God.

But solid food is for the mature—for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil.

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.

No one undergoing a trial should say, “I am being tempted by God.” For God is not tempted by evil, and He Himself doesn’t tempt anyone.

But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desires.

Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you.

haven’t you discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

For where envy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every kind of evil.

But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

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.

not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you can inherit a blessing.

For the one who wants to love lifeand to see good daysmust keep his tongue from eviland his lips from speaking deceit,

and he must turn away from eviland do what is good.He must seek peace and pursue it,

because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteousand His ears are open to their request.But the face of the Lord is againstthose who do what is evil.

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.

By these He has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires.

I am writing to you, fathers,because you have come to knowthe One who is from the beginning.I am writing to you, young men,because you have had victory over the evil one.

I have written to you, children,because you have come to know the Father.I have written to you, fathers,because you have come to knowthe One who is from the beginning.I have written to you, young men,because you are strong,God’s word remains in you,and you have had victory over the evil one.

unlike Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.

We know that everyone who has been born of God does not sin, but the One who is born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.

We know that we are of God, and the whole world is under the sway of the evil one.

for the one who says, “Welcome,” to him shares in his evil works.

Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil. You have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you have found them to be liars.