Bible Verses About The Nature of Evil

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.

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

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

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

The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

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

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

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

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.

But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.

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

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.

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

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!

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.

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

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.

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

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

Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

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

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

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

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

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.

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

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

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

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.