'Evil' in the Bible

For their feet run to evilAnd they hasten to shed blood.

“But he who listens to me shall live securelyAnd will be at ease from the dread of evil.”

To deliver you from the way of evil,From the man who speaks perverse things;

Who delight in doing evilAnd rejoice in the perversity of evil;

Do not be wise in your own eyes;Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

Do not enter the path of the wickedAnd do not proceed in the way of evil men.

For they cannot sleep unless they do evil;And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.

Do not turn to the right nor to the left;Turn your foot from evil.

Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil,Who spreads strife.

A heart that devises wicked plans,Feet that run rapidly to evil,

To keep you from the evil woman,From the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

“The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;Pride and arrogance and the evil wayAnd the perverted mouth, I hate.

He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life,And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.

Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,But the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

A good man will obtain favor from the Lord,But He will condemn a man who devises evil.

The wicked man desires the booty of evil men,But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,But the righteous will escape from trouble.

Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,But counselors of peace have joy.

Desire realized is sweet to the soul,But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.

A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil,But a fool is arrogant and careless.

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,And a man of evil devices is hated.

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

Will they not go astray who devise evil?But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

The eyes of the Lord are in every place,Watching the evil and the good.

Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord,But pleasant words are pure.

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer,But the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

The Lord has made everything for its own purpose,Even the wicked for the day of evil.

By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for,And by the fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;He who watches his way preserves his life.

A worthless man digs up evil,While his words are like scorching fire.

He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things;He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.

A rebellious man seeks only evil,So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

He who returns evil for good,Evil will not depart from his house.

He who has a crooked mind finds no good,And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.

The fear of the Lord leads to life,So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil.

A king who sits on the throne of justiceDisperses all evil with his eyes.

Do not say, “I will repay evil”;Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.

Stripes that wound scour away evil,And strokes reach the innermost parts.

The soul of the wicked desires evil;His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,How much more when he brings it with evil intent!

The prudent sees the evil and hides himself,But the naive go on, and are punished for it.

Do not be envious of evil men,Nor desire to be with them;

One who plans to do evil,Men will call a schemer.

For there will be no future for the evil man;The lamp of the wicked will be put out.

Or he who hears it will reproach you,And the evil report about you will not pass away.

A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,The naive proceed and pay the penalty.

Evil men do not understand justice,But those who seek the Lord understand all things.

He who leads the upright astray in an evil wayWill himself fall into his own pit,But the blameless will inherit good.

A man with an evil eye hastens after wealthAnd does not know that want will come upon him.

By transgression an evil man is ensnared,But the righteous sings and rejoices.

If you have been foolish in exalting yourselfOr if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth.

She does him good and not evilAll the days of her life.