Bible Verses About Evil
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for evil, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 5,126 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 Evil
Isaiah 5:20268 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!
Proverbs 8:13221 votes
The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Romans 12:21195 votes
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Psalms 23:4161 votes
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Romans 12:19143 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.
Ephesians 6:12136 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.
1 Corinthians 15:33130 votes
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Genesis 50:20120 votes
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Proverbs 6:16-19110 votes
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
Romans 3:23110 votes
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Psalms 5:4105 votes
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
Psalms 34:14103 votes
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Romans 12:994 votes
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Matthew 6:1385 votes
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
1 Thessalonians 5:2285 votes
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Psalms 97:1081 votes
Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Proverbs 3:779 votes
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
1 John 1:977 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Luke 1:3768 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
1 Thessalonians 5:1568 votes
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
James 1:2167 votes
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
2 Timothy 4:1862 votes
And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Genesis 6:5-761 votes
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Ephesians 6:1159 votes
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Romans 16:1756 votes
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
What does the Bible say about evil?
Readers most often cite Isaiah 5:20 on the subject of evil. Across 5,126 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 8:13, Romans 12:21, Psalms 23:4. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.