Bible Verses About Bad
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for bad, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,773 votes, led by Isaiah 5:20. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Bad
Isaiah 5:20171 votes
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
James 4:17163 votes
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Romans 12:21126 votes
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Proverbs 14:12123 votes
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Psalms 34:14118 votes
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Proverbs 4:2796 votes
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Proverbs 10:2779 votes
The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Romans 12:972 votes
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Ephesians 4:2972 votes
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Proverbs 3:764 votes
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
1 Corinthians 15:3364 votes
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
1 Thessalonians 5:2257 votes
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Proverbs 13:2048 votes
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Romans 7:1940 votes
For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
3 John 1:1140 votes
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.
1 Peter 3:1236 votes
For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Galatians 5:19-2127 votes
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Proverbs 14:1624 votes
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
Psalms 37:2720 votes
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
Ephesians 4:3120 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Ephesians 5:1120 votes
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
1 Peter 3:920 votes
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
1 John 3:420 votes
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Matthew 7:17-1817 votes
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Proverbs 17:1316 votes
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
What does the Bible say about bad?
Readers most often cite Isaiah 5:20 on the subject of bad. Across 1,773 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including James 4:17, Romans 12:21, Proverbs 14:12. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.