Bible Verses about “calling the bad good”
The Bible contains 23 verses about calling the bad good across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“¶ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,”
“Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”
“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth [it] not, to him it is sin.”
“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove [them].”
“‹But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great› [is] ‹that darkness!›”
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;”
“And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”
“[Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”
“Abstain from all appearance of evil.”
“‹Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.›”
“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”
“‹Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead› [men's] ‹bones, and of all uncleanness.›”
“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!”
“¶ He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.”
“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.”
“‹A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.›”
“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?”
“And he said unto them, ‹Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.›”
“He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:”
“But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.”
“‹For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.›”
“‹For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.›”
“Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:”