'Wicked' in the Bible

How blessed is the person, who does not take the advice of the wicked, who does not stand on the path with sinners, and who does not sit in the seat of mockers.

But this is not the case with the wicked. They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

Therefore the wicked will not escape judgment, nor will sinners have a place in the assembly of the righteous.

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will be destroyed.

Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! For you strike the jaw of all my enemies, and you break the teeth of the wicked.

But as for the wicked, they do not speak truth at all. Inside them there is only wickedness. Their throat is an open grave, on their tongue is deceitful flattery.

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous. For you are the righteous God who discerns the inner thoughts.

But the wicked one travails with evil, he conceives malice and gives birth to lies.

You rebuked the nations, you destroyed the wicked, you wiped out their name forever and ever.

The LORD has made himself known, executing judgment. The wicked are ensnared by what their hands have made. Interlude

The wicked will turn back to where the dead are all the nations that have forgotten God.

The wicked one arrogantly pursues the afflicted, who are trapped in the schemes he devises.

For the wicked one boasts about his own desire; he blesses the greedy and despises the LORD.

With haughty arrogance, the wicked thinks, "God will not seek justice." He always presumes "There is no God."

The wicked say to themselves, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."

Why do the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "God will not seek justice."?

Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; so that when you seek out his wickedness you will find it no more.

Look, the wicked have bent their bow and placed their arrow on the string, to shoot from the darkness at the upright in heart.

The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence, he hates.

He rains on the wicked burning coals and sulfur; a scorching wind is their destiny.

The wicked, however, keep walking around, exalting the vileness of human beings. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

The one who despises those who are utterly wicked, but who honors the one who fears the LORD, who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not change,

from the wicked who have afflicted me, from my enemies who have surrounded me.

Arise, LORD, confront them, bring them to their knees! Deliver me from the wicked by your sword

I hate the company of those who practice evil, nor do I sit with the wicked.

Their hands are filled with wicked schemes, and their right hands with bribes.

Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who practice iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while harboring evil in their hearts.

Let me not be ashamed, LORD, for I have called upon you. Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in the next life.

The wicked have many sorrows, but gracious love surrounds those who trust in the LORD.

Evil will kill the wicked; those who hate the righteous will be held guilty.

An oracle that came to me about the transgressions of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Do not let the foot of the proud crush me; and do not let the hand of the wicked dissuade me.

Yet a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more. You will search for his place, but he will not be there.

The wicked person plots against the righteous, and grinds his teeth at him.

The wicked take out a sword and bend the bow, to bring down the humble and the poor to slay those who are righteous in conduct.

Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked people.

For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

Indeed, the wicked will perish. The LORD's enemies will be consumed like flowers in the fields. They will vanish like smoke.

The wicked borrow but never pay back; but the righteous are generous and give.

Indeed, the LORD loves justice, and he will not abandon his godly ones. They are kept safe forever, but the lawless will be chased away, and the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

The wicked stalks the righteous person, seeking to kill him,

Wait on the LORD, Keep faithful to his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land. You will see the wicked cut off.

I once observed a wicked and oppressive person, flourishing like a green tree in native soil.

Sinners will be destroyed together; the future of the wicked will be cut off.

The LORD helps and delivers them; he will deliver them from the wicked, and he will save them because they have sought refuge in him. A Davidic Psalm: As a Reminder.

Those who seek my life lay snares for me; those who seek to do me harm brag all day long about their wicked planning.

I told myself, "I will keep watch over my tongue to keep from sinning. I will muzzle my mouth when the wicked are around."

As for the wicked, God says, "How dare you recite my statutes or speak about my covenant with your lips!

Your tongue, like a sharp razor, devises wicked things and crafts treachery.

because of the voice of the enemy, and because of the oppression of the wicked. They bring down evil upon me, and in anger they hate me.

Let death seize them! May they be plunged alive into the afterlife, for wicked things are in their homes and among them.

The wicked go astray from the womb; they go astray, telling lies even from birth.

The righteous person will rejoice when he sees your vengeance; when he washes his feet in the blood of the wicked.

You, LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, God of Israel, stir yourself up to punish all the nations. Show no mercy to those wicked transgressors. Interlude

Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the mob of those who practice evil,

They devise wicked schemes, saying, "We have completed our plans, hiding them deep in our hearts."

As smoke is driven away, so you drive them away. As wax melts in the presence of fire, so the wicked die in the presence of God.

My God, deliver me from the power of the wicked and the grasp of ruthless practicers of evil.

For I was envious of the proud when I observed the prosperity of the wicked.

Just look at these wicked people! They're perpetually carefree as they increase their wealth.

I will say to the proud, "Don't brag," and to the wicked, "Don't vaunt your strength.

For there is a cup in the hand of the LORD, foaming with well-mixed wine that he will pour out, leaving only the dregs, from which all the wicked of the earth will drink.

I will cut down the strength of the wicked, but the strength of the righteous will be lifted up. To the Director: With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.

"How long will you judge partially by showing favor on the wicked? Interlude

Rescue the poor and the needy, delivering them from the power of the wicked.

No enemy will deceive him; no wicked person will afflict him.

Only observe it with your eyes, and you will see how the wicked are paid back.

Though the wicked sprout like grass; and all who practice iniquity flourish, it is they who will be eternally destroyed.

How long will the wicked, LORD, how long will the wicked continue to triumph?

The wicked kill widows and foreigners; they murder orphans.

keeping him calm when times are troubled until a pit has been dug for the wicked.

Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against those who practice iniquity?

Will destructive national leaders, who plan wicked things through misuse of the Law, be allied with you?

Hate evil, you who love the LORD! He guards the lives of those who love him, delivering them from domination by the wicked.

Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, eliminating everyone who practices iniquity from the LORD's city. A prayer by the afflicted man who is overwhelmed and talks about his troubles with the LORD.

May sinners disappear from the land and the wicked live no longer. Bless the LORD, my soul! Hallelujah!

Then a fire burned among their company, a flame that set the wicked ablaze.

for the mouths of wicked and deceitful people are opened against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.

The wicked person sees this and flies into a rage; his teeth gnash and wear away. The desire of the wicked will amount to nothing.

I burn with indignation because of the wicked who forsake your instruction.

Though the ropes of the wicked have ensnared me, I have not forgotten your instruction.

The wicked lay in wait to destroy me, while I ponder your decrees.

Though the wicked lay a trap for me, I haven't wandered away from your precepts.

You remove all the wicked of the earth like dross; therefore I love your decrees.

Deliverance remains remote from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.

Wicked people ploughed over my back, creating long-lasting wounds."

The LORD is righteous he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.

God, if only you would execute the wicked, so that the men guilty of bloodshed would get away from me,

Never grant, LORD, the desires of the wicked; never condone their plans so they cannot exalt themselves. Interlude

Don't let my heart turn toward evil or involve itself in wicked activities with men who practice iniquity. Let me not feast on their delicacies.

Let one who is righteous strike me; It is an act of gracious love. Let him rebuke me, because it is oil for my head; do not let my head refuse it. My prayers continuously will be against their wicked activities.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I come through. A Davidic Song, when he was in the cave. A prayer.

The LORD preserves everyone who loves him, but he will destroy all of the wicked.

The LORD stands guard over the stranger; he supports both widows and orphans, but makes the path of the wicked slippery.

The LORD supports the afflicted while he casts the wicked to the ground.