Evil

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

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

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

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

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

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

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

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

See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. — read the full passage →

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

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. — read the full passage →

Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. — read the full passage →

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. — read the full passage →

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: — read the full passage →

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil. — read the full passage →

Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: — read the full passage →

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: — read the full passage →

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — read the full passage →

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. — read the full passage →

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? — read the full passage →

Who will render to every man according to his deeds: — read the full passage →

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: — read the full passage →

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. — read the full passage →

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Ye have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?

Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the Lord thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: