Bible Verses About Getting Rid of Evil
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for getting rid of evil, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,678 votes, led by James 4:7. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Getting Rid of Evil
James 4:7135 votes
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Psalms 23:1-6126 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Romans 12:21111 votes
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 13:498 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.
John 14:1576 votes
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Exodus 20:1-2670 votes
And God spake all these words, saying,
Ephesians 6:1168 votes
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Matthew 4:1-2560 votes
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Proverbs 25:2653 votes
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
1 John 1:951 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 Timothy 5:848 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.
Matthew 5:1-4846 votes
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Deuteronomy 28:1-6837 votes
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
Ephesians 6:1236 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.
Deuteronomy 28:47-4832 votes
Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
Ephesians 4:3128 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
1 Peter 3:926 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.
Hebrews 10:2625 votes
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
Mark 11:2324 votes
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Exodus 22:2-323 votes
If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
2 Timothy 4:1823 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.
Leviticus 26:1-4622 votes
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.
John 1:522 votes
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Hebrews 4:1222 votes
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Romans 12:921 votes
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
What does the Bible say about getting rid of evil?
Readers most often cite James 4:7 on the subject of getting rid of evil. Across 1,678 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 23:1-6, Romans 12:21, Romans 13:4. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.