Bible Verses About Rejection of Evil

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

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

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

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

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

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

Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

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

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Let not then your good be evil spoken of:

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

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

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.

If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

Neither give place to the devil.

And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.