15 occurrences

'Wickedness' in the Bible

For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;No evil [person] dwells with You.

Verse ConceptsPleasing GodPleasureCharacter Of WickedNot Pleasing Godwickednessartists

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous [those in right standing with You];For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

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

Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,Seek out his wickedness until You find no more.

Verse ConceptsArmsBones BrokenGod Searching HeartsA Broken HeartBroken Heartswickedness

Repay them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices;Repay them according to the deeds of their hands;Repay them what they deserve.

Verse ConceptsRetributionRevenge, Examples OfPunishment of the The Wickeddeeds

Your tongue devises destruction,Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Verse ConceptsTongueFalsehoodSpeaking, EvilSharpnessRazors

No, in your heart you devise wrongdoing;On earth you deal out the violence of your hands.

Verse ConceptsPursuing ViolenceInjustice

For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand [anywhere else];I would rather stand [as a doorkeeper] at the threshold of the house of my GodThan to live [at ease] in the tents of wickedness.

Verse ConceptsDoorkeepersDoorsProperty, HousesTentsEvil AssociationsOne DayPresented At The DoorwayWe Live With GodDaysgaysBeing GayHaving A Good Daywickedness

He has turned back their own wickedness upon themAnd will destroy them by means of their own evil;The Lord our God will wipe them out.

Verse ConceptsFruits Of SinDestruction Of The WickedGod Has RequitedGod Makes Evil Reboundwickedness

A productive land into a [barren] salt waste,Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

Verse ConceptsBarrennessSin Brings ImpoverishmentSournessfruitfulness

Those who follow after wickedness approach;They are far from Your law.

Verse ConceptsBreaking God's Law

For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land of the righteous,So that the righteous will not reach out their hands to do wrong.

Verse ConceptsIniquity, Believer's Relation ToWicked RulersRighteous, TheSceptreRestwickedness

Do not incline my heart to [consent to or tolerate] any evil thing,Or to practice deeds of wickednessWith men who plan and do evil;And let me not eat of their delicacies (be tempted by their gain).

Verse ConceptsEating, Metaphorical UseParticipation, In SinAllurements Of SinEvildoersEvil AssociationsDelicaciesEvil DesiresForbidden FoodThe Hearts Incination To Evil

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