Topic
Keep Evil Away
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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.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. — read the full passage →
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
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.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. — read the full passage →
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. — read the full passage →
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.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: — read the full passage →
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. — read the full passage →
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Neither give place to the devil.
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
Who will render to every man according to his deeds: — read the full passage →
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. — read the full passage →
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. — read the full passage →
We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
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.
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →
And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. It was written to the Philippians from Rome by Epaphroditus.
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. — read the full passage →
Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: — read the full passage →
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. — read the full passage →
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →
But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. — read the full passage →
Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. — read the full passage →
And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. — read the full passage →
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. — read the full passage →
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. — read the full passage →
Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. — read the full passage →
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. — read the full passage →
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; — read the full passage →
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
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.
As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. — read the full passage →
A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. — 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 →
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. — read the full passage →
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: — read the full passage →
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: — read the full passage →
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →
We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. — read the full passage →
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — read the full passage →
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — read the full passage →
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: — read the full passage →
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. — read the full passage →
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