Bible Verses About Dealing with Evil People
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for dealing with evil people, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 23,911 votes, led by Romans 12:19. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Dealing with Evil People
Romans 12:191,504 votes
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Exodus 14:141,393 votes
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Proverbs 29:111,194 votes
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Isaiah 48:221,119 votes
There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.
2 Timothy 3:1-51,005 votes
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
James 1:19-20894 votes
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Ephesians 4:31-32828 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
1 Peter 3:8-18794 votes
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
1 Timothy 5:8662 votes
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
1 Corinthians 15:33542 votes
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Ephesians 4:29539 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.
Ephesians 6:12509 votes
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Matthew 5:38-39441 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Matthew 5:43-48435 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Revelation 21:8419 votes
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Psalms 27:1-14376 votes
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Matthew 7:12375 votes
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Proverbs 25:26331 votes
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
John 14:15310 votes
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Romans 13:4278 votes
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Ephesians 4:26264 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
John 14:26247 votes
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Psalms 23:1-6241 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psalms 37:2238 votes
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Luke 10:27232 votes
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
What does the Bible say about dealing with evil people?
Readers most often cite Romans 12:19 on the subject of dealing with evil people. Across 23,911 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Exodus 14:14, Proverbs 29:11, Isaiah 48:22. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.