287 occurrences

'Wicked' in the Bible

Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

Abraham, Characteristics OfGod KillingLack Of DiscriminationGod Kills

You could not possibly do such a thing: to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. You could not possibly do that! Won’t the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”

God, As JudgeBeing Born In SinGod, Righteousness OfJudgesJustification, Necessity OfPredestinationPunishment, By GodPunishment, Nature OfRetributionSuffering, Of The InnocentAge Of AccountabilityGod KillingLack Of DiscriminationGod Doing RightDoing RightFar Be It!God Kills

He warned the community, “Get away now from the tents of these wicked men. Don’t touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”

TentsFellowship With WickedEvil AssociationsSeparation From Evil PeopleNot TouchingHaving No Dealings

that wicked men have sprung up among you, led the inhabitants of their city astray, and said, ‘Let us go and worship other gods,’ which you have not known,

Satan, Agents OfSatan, As The Enemy Of GodTownAbominations, Judgments OfApostatesUnknown GodsDifferent GodsEncouraged To Serve Foreign gods

Be careful that there isn’t this wicked thought in your heart, ‘The seventh year, the year of canceling debts, is near,’ and you are stingy toward your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty.

Sabbatical YearThoughtYearsCancellation Of DeptDo Not Be StingyPeople Forgiving OthersPeople Without MercyHelping The Poor

Don’t think of me as a wicked woman; I’ve been praying from the depth of my anguish and resentment.”

Agony, In HeartComplaintsSorrow

He guards the steps of His faithful ones,but the wicked perish in darkness,for a man does not prevail by his own strength.

AbilityFeetdefence, divineGod, The ProviderGuardsSaintsSilenceLimitations Of StrengthThe Outer DarknessFeet SecureOuter Darknesstoughness

But some wicked men said, “How can this guy save us?” They despised him and did not bring him a gift, but Saul said nothing.

GiftsReproachInsultsPrejudiceSilenceSpeech, Power And Significance OfSuperiorityTreasonIndividuals Being SilentNo One Can SaveNot Giving

As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness comes from wicked people.’ My hand will never be against you.

WickedEvildoersOld Sayings

How much more when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house on his own bed! So now, should I not require his blood from your hands and wipe you off the earth?”

Beds

Now a wicked man, a Benjaminite named Sheba son of Bichri, happened to be there. He blew the ram’s horn and shouted:We have no portion in David,no inheritance in Jesse’s son.Each man to his tent, Israel!

TentsTrumpetAudacityTrumpets For SignallingNot Sharing

But all the wicked are like thorns raked aside;they can never be picked up by hand.

ThornsEvil AssociationsThe Wicked Will Perish

may You hear in heaven and act.May You judge Your servants,condemning the wicked man by bringingwhat he has done on his own headand providing justice for the righteousby rewarding him according to his righteousness.

HeadsInnocence, Teaching OnLet Evil ReboundAcquitting The Just

and when they come to their sensesin the land where they were deportedand repent and petition You in their captors’ land:“We have sinned and done wrong;we have been wicked,”

We Have Sinned

Then seat two wicked men opposite him and have them testify against him, saying, “You have cursed God and the king!” Then take him out and stone him to death.

ethics, socialPersecution, Forms OfSatan, As The Enemy Of GodTwo WitnessesTwo WitnessesCursing GodKilling Named Individuals

The two wicked men came in and sat opposite him. Then the wicked men testified against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.

CriminalsTwo WitnessesTwo WitnessesCursing GodKilling Named Individuals

may You hear in heaven and act.May You judge Your servants,condemning the wicked man by bringingwhat he has done on his own headand providing justice for the righteousby rewarding him according to his righteousness.

HeadsPunishment, Nature OfSin, God's Judgment OnAcquitting The Just

and when they come to their sensesin the land where they were deportedand repent and petition You in their captors’ land,saying: “We have sinned and done wrong;we have been wicked,”

Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young, inexperienced, and unable to assert himself against them.

ImmaturityInexperienceYouthPeer PressureLimitations Of Youthtenderheartedness

Then Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Do you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, the Lord’s wrath is on you.

HatredForbidden Alliances

For the sons of that wicked Athaliah broke into the Lord’s temple and even used the sacred things of the Lord’s temple for the Baals.”

Temples, HeathenSacrilege

When they were in their kingdom,with Your abundant goodness that You gave them,and in the spacious and fertile land You set before them,they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.

Not Serving God

Your enemies will be clothed with shame;the tent of the wicked will exist no longer.

ShameTentsClothed With Bad Things

It is all the same. Therefore I say,“He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.”

FutilityEquality Of FateGod KillingGod Kills

The earth is handed over to the wicked;He blindfolds its judges.If it isn’t He, then who is it?

Who Is God?Prosperity Of The Wicked

Is it good for You to oppress,to reject the work of Your hands,and favor the plans of the wicked?

Hand Of GodProsperity Of The Wicked

even though You know that I am not wickedand that there is no one who can deliver from Your hand?

Plea Of Innocence

If I am wicked, woe to me!And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head.I am filled with shameand aware of my affliction.

Lifting HeadsSin Clings To The Sinner

A wicked man writhes in pain all his days;only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.

Afflictions Of The WickedMiseryPhysical PainPleasurableness

God hands me over to unjust men;He throws me into the hands of the wicked.

God Handing Over

Yes, the light of the wicked is extinguished;the flame of his fire does not glow.

Living In The LightThe Wicked Will Perish

Indeed, such is the dwelling of the unjust man,and this is the place of the one who does not know God.

Not Knowing God

the joy of the wicked has been briefand the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?

emptinessTransient WorldProsperity Of The WickedHypocrisy

This is the wicked man’s lot from God,the inheritance God ordained for him.

The Fate Of The WickedHeritageGod Judges The Wickedfate

But their prosperity is not of their own doing.The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

advisersMan's Counsel

How often is the lamp of the wicked put out?Does disaster come on them?Does He apportion destruction in His anger?

LampsAfflictions Of The WickedProsperity Of The Wicked

For you say, “Where now is the nobleman’s house?”and “Where are the tents the wicked lived in?”

TentsThe Wicked Will Perish

Will you continue on the ancient paththat wicked men have walked?

Length Of LifeEvil Ways

But it was He who filled their houses with good things.The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

Giving Good ThingsMan's Counsel

The wicked displace boundary markers.They steal a flock and provide pasture for it.

BoundariesProperty, LandStealingStonesSuffering, Causes OfLandmarksTaking AnimalsPurgatory

They gather their fodder in the fieldand glean the vineyards of the wicked.

GleaningVineyard

The wicked are those who rebel against the light.They do not recognize its waysor stay on its paths.

Being A LightCharacter Of WickedRebellion Against God, Shown InPaths Of The WickedPurgatory

May my enemy be like the wickedand my opponent like the unjust.

Overcoming Enemies

This is a wicked man’s lot from God,the inheritance the ruthless receive from the Almighty.

The Fate Of The WickedHeritageGod Judges The Wicked

Doesn’t disaster come to the unjustand misfortune to evildoers?

Punishment of the The Wicked

He keeps company with evildoersand walks with wicked men.

Participation, In SinEvildoersCompanionship

who says to a king, “Worthless man!”and to nobles, “Wicked men!”?

Useless People

If only Job were tested to the limit,because his answers are like those of wicked men.

He does not keep the wicked alive,but He gives justice to the afflicted.

RightsGod Is JustNot Maintaining LifeGod Judges The Wicked

Yet now you are obsessed with the judgment due the wicked;judgment and justice have seized you.

Condemnation Of The Wicked

so it may seize the edges of the earthand shake the wicked out of it?

The Wicked Will PerishThe End Of The WorldThe Earth

Light is withheld from the wicked,and the arm raised in violence is broken.

ArmsDarkness Of Eviluplifting

The wicked are not like this;instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.

WindWicked Described AsChaffLight As ChaffThe Wicked Will Perish

Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment,and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.

SinnersGod Judges The WickedGod SuingJudgement Day

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,but establish the righteous.The One who examines the thoughts and emotionsis a righteous God.

God, As JudgeGod, Righteousness OfImagination, Inward DesiresGod Testing PeopleGod Establishes UsGod Knowing the Human HeartEmotionswickednessmotives

You have rebuked the nations:You have destroyed the wicked;You have erased their name forever and ever.

OblivionEternal JudgementBlotted OutGod Judges The WickedGod Requite Them!rebuking

The Lord has revealed Himself;He has executed justice,striking down the wickedby the work of their hands.Higgaion. Selah

TrapSin, Consequences OfKnowing That There Is A GodPsalm Interjections

Why has the wicked person despised God?He says to himself, “You will not demand an account.”

AccountabilityrehabilitationNot Seeking God

Break the arm of the wicked and evil person;call his wickedness into accountuntil nothing remains of it.

ArmsBones BrokenGod Searching HeartsA Broken HeartBroken Heartswickedness

For look, the wicked string the bow;they put the arrow on the bowstringto shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

Bow And Arrows, Illustrations OfArrows, Figurative OfDarkness Of EvilArrowsResolving Conflict

The wicked wander everywhere,and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.

Politics

from the wicked who treat me violently,my deadly enemies who surround me.

Overcoming EnemiesProtection From EnemiesEnemy Attacks

Rise up, Lord!Confront him; bring him down.With Your sword, save me from the wicked.

ConfrontationGod ArisingGod's SwordProtection From Enemies

I hate a crowd of evildoers,and I do not sit with the wicked.

EvildoersHating Evil

Do not drag me away with the wicked,with the evildoers,who speak in friendly ways with their neighborswhile malice is in their hearts.

Deceitful HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedEvil PlansPeace, In The WickedMischiefEvil AssociationsTaking Other PeopleNo Peace

Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You.Let the wicked be disgraced;let them be silent in Sheol.

The DeadGrave, TheSheolCurbing SpeechI PraySinners Grasped By DeathDisappointment

For the choir director. A psalm of David, the Lord’s servant.An oracle within my heartconcerning the transgression of the wicked person:There is no dread of God before his eyes,

AgnosticismIrreverenceOraclesReverence, And Social BehaviourSin, Universality OfNature Of The HeartNo Fear Of God

Do not let the foot of the arrogant man come near meor the hand of the wicked one drive me away.

FeetExcommunicationProud Peoplearrogance

A little while, and the wicked person will be no more;though you look for him, he will not be there.

The Fate Of The WickedPeople Passing Away

The wicked person schemes against the righteousand gnashes his teeth at him.

BitingEvil PlansTeethWickedGnashing Of TeethPlottingBackstabbers

The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the bowto bring down the afflicted and needyand to slaughter those whose way is upright.

PainStrength, HumanAttempting To KillAttacked By Evil

For the arms of the wicked will be broken,but the Lord supports the righteous.

Bones BrokenSustaining ProvidenceGod SupportingSupport

But the wicked will perish;the Lord’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures,will fade away—they will fade away like smoke.

Eternal DeathSmokeDisappearanceThe Wicked Will PerishPurity Of New CreationsmokingSmoke Used Poetically

Wait for the Lord and keep His way,and He will exalt you to inherit the land.You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.

Walking In The Ways Of GodSeeing SituationsThe Honourable Will Be HonouredThe Wicked Will PerishPunishment of the The WickedWaiting On The Lord

I have seen a wicked, violent manwell-rooted like a flourishing native tree.

Colors, GreenAffluenceWicked Described AsPursuing ViolenceAbuse

The Lord helps and delivers them;He will deliver them from the wicked and will save thembecause they take refuge in Him.

God Saving From EnemiesGod's ProtectionProtection From EnemiesHelping Those In Needshelterhelphelping

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.I said, “I will guard my waysso that I may not sin with my tongue;I will guard my mouth with a muzzleas long as the wicked are in my presence.”

PrudenceReadinessRestraintSpeech, Positive Aspects OfTongueWatchfulness, Of BelieversSpeaking, Wisdom InVigilanceIndividuals Being SilentThe TongueGod's TimingGods TimingWaiting For God's TimingGuarding Yourself

But God says to the wicked:“What right do you have to recite My statutesand to take My covenant on your lips?

LipsLater Covenants With Godstatues

Bible Theasaurus

Disgusting (169 instances)
Loathsome (52 instances)
Mischievous (14 instances)
Revolting (7 instances)
Severe (97 instances)
Sinful (113 instances)
Terrible (200 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
זמּה זמּה 
Zimmah 
Usage: 29

רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

πονηρός 
Poneros 
Usage: 36

און 
'aven 
Usage: 79

אנשׁ 
'anash 
Usage: 9

בּליּעל 
B@liya`al 
Usage: 27

הוּה 
Havvah 
Usage: 16

חסד 
Checed 
Usage: 247

מזמּה 
M@zimmah 
Usage: 19

מרשׁעת 
Mirsha`ath 
Usage: 1

עוה 
`avah 
Usage: 17

עלה עולה עולה עול עול 
`evel 
Usage: 53

עוּל 
`avval 
Usage: 5

עמל 
`amel 
Usage: 9

עצב 
`otseb 
Usage: 4

רעה רע 
Ra` 
Usage: 669

רע 
Roa` 
Usage: 19

רעע 
Ra`a` 
Usage: 98

רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 34

רשׁע 
Resha` 
Usage: 30

רשׁעה 
Rish`ah 
Usage: 15

ἄθεσμος 
Athesmos 
Usage: 2

ἄνομος 
Anomos 
Usage: 9

κακία 
Kakia 
Usage: 10

κακός 
Kakos 
Usage: 46

πονηρία 
Poneria 
Usage: 5

πονηρότερος 
Poneroteros 
Usage: 0

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