Good And Evil

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

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!

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

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

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

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

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

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 →

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

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

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.

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

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.

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

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; — read the full passage →

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

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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 →

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

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:

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

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:

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

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.

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

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

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

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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?

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

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

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

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 →

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

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:

Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

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.

And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. — read the full passage →

For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. — read the full passage →

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 →

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

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 →

Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

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

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

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.

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. — read the full passage →

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.