Bible Verses about “evil thoughts”

“‹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.›”

“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”

“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].”

“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.”

“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”

“‹But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.›”

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

“‹But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.›”

“And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;”

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

“And patience, experience; and experience, hope:”

“[This] I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.”

“And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”

“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:”

“¶ Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of [his] brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.”

“¶ Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:”

“(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.”

“Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.”

“By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”

“¶ Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:”

“¶ For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.”

“Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”

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

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

“For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”

“For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”

“But not as the offence, so also [is] the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, [which is] by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.”

“And not as [it was] by one that sinned, [so is] the gift: for the judgment [was] by one to condemnation, but the free gift [is] of many offences unto justification.”

“For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)”

“Therefore as by the offence of one [judgment came] upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one [the free gift came] upon all men unto justification of life.”

“For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.”

“Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:”

“That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”

“And not only [so], but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.”

“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 prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.”

“¶ The thoughts of the wicked [are] an abomination to the LORD: but [the words] of the pure [are] pleasant words.”