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.
“Or don't you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don't be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,”
“nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortioners, will inherit the Kingdom of God.”
“To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn't do it, to him it is sin.”
“Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.”
“But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!”
“For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;”
“and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.”
“Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.”
“Abstain from every form of evil.”
“Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.”
“Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.”
“"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.”
“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
“He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.”
“Beloved, don't imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn't seen God.”
“The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.”
“You have wearied Yahweh with your words. Yet you say, 'How have we wearied him?' In that you say, 'Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of Yahweh, and he delights in them;' or 'Where is the God of justice?'”
“He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.”
“He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous;" peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him--”
“but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.”
“For there is no good tree that brings forth rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that brings forth good fruit.”
“For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don't gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.”
“Because with lies you have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, and be saved alive:”