Bible Verses About Evil

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.

All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

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

Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

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!

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

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.

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.

Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.