24 Bible verses about Evil

Proverbs 8:13

13 The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

Proverbs 3:7-9

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

8 It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.

9 Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:

Psalms 97:10

10 O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

Psalms 119:133

133 Establish my footsteps in thy word; And let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

1 John 1:9

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Matthew 6:13

13 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil `one.'

Mark 7:20-24

20 And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.

21 For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

22 covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:

23 all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.

24 And from thence he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered into a house, and would have no man know it; and he could not be hid.

Psalms 121:7-9

7 Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul.

8 Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in From this time forth and for evermore. Psalm 122 A Song of Ascents; of David.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

15 See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

Ephesians 6:12

12 For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual `hosts' of wickedness in the heavenly `places'.

Proverbs 10:12

12 Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

2 Timothy 4:18

18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will save me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom `be' the glory forever and ever. Amen.

John 17:15

15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them from the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil `one'.

James 1:21

21 Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

John 1:5

5 And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.

Romans 12:21

21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

1 Thessalonians 5:21-23

21 prove all things; hold fast that which is good;

22 abstain from every form of evil.

23 And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 1:16

16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

Psalms 34:14

14 Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.

Ephesians 4:26-28

26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

27 neither give place to the devil.

28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

Romans 16:17

17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

Ephesians 6:11

11 Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Zechariah 7:9-11

9 Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;

10 and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.

11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

Romans 12:9

9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

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