Bible Verses About Evil Spirits
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for evil spirits, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 14,859 votes, led by 1 John 4:1. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Evil Spirits
1 John 4:1555 votes
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Luke 10:19553 votes
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Ephesians 6:10-12550 votes
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
2 Corinthians 11:14420 votes
And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
Romans 12:21413 votes
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
1 John 3:8384 votes
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.
1 John 4:1-3361 votes
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Psalms 91:1-16354 votes
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Luke 10:17321 votes
And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
John 10:10283 votes
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
2 Thessalonians 3:3282 votes
But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
Leviticus 19:28280 votes
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.
Revelation 12:9247 votes
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Ephesians 6:12242 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.
Proverbs 19:23236 votes
The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Jude 1:6221 votes
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
Mark 1:21-28218 votes
And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
Daniel 10:12217 votes
Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
James 4:7211 votes
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Matthew 12:43-44204 votes
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
Matthew 6:1-33202 votes
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
1 Timothy 4:1194 votes
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1 Samuel 16:14181 votes
But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.
1 Corinthians 6:19180 votes
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
1 John 4:4173 votes
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
What does the Bible say about evil spirits?
Readers most often cite 1 John 4:1 on the subject of evil spirits. Across 14,859 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 10:19, Ephesians 6:10-12, 2 Corinthians 11:14. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.