Bible Verses about “evil”
The Bible contains 17 verses about evil across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“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].”
“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.”
“Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”
“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.”
“These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him:”
“A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,”
“A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.”
“An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,”
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
“[Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”
“Abstain from all appearance of 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.”
“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.”
“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.”