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791 verses contain “Evil” (in the KJV: 700, in the BSB: 423) — showing 201–300
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But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies;
But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion.
And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.
to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?
Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.
Did not your forefathers do the same things, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city? And now you are rekindling His wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”
Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”
And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.
And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.
For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?”
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men.
There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.
Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.
All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.
If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.
He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
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.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
I have hated the congregation of evildoers; and will not sit with the wicked.
I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.
Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.
Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.
They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”
An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
“A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
You unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit.
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,
He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.
He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.
Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.
He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity— a band of destroying angels.
Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.
Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.
I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.
Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.
Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,
And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.
He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.
As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.”
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.