791 verses contain “Evil” (in the KJV: 700, in the BSB: 423) — showing 701–791
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The root of
evil is sealed up from you, weakness and the
moth is
hid from you, and corruption is fled into
hell to be forgotten:
What have we
offended thee? and what
evil have we done against thee, that thou forsakest us, and sittest here in this place?
Are not the evils which are come to us sufficient?
And shall lay before them their
evil thoughts, and the torments
wherewith they shall begin to be
tormented, which are like unto a flame: and he shall destroy them without labour by the law which is like unto me.
For yet greater
evils than those which thou hast seen happen shall be done
hereafter.
For look how much the world shall be weaker through age, so much the more shall evils increase upon them that dwell therein.
The beginning of sorrows and great mournings; the beginning of famine and great death; the beginning of wars, and the powers shall stand in fear; the beginning of evils! what shall I do when these evils shall come?
Behold,
victuals shall be so good
cheap upon earth, that they shall think themselves to be in good case, and even then shall
evils grow upon earth, sword, famine, and great confusion.
O my people, hear my word: make you ready to thy battle, and in those evils be even as pilgrims upon the earth.
Because that she had been married to seven husbands, whom
Asmodeus the
evil spirit had killed, before they had
lain with her.
Dost thou not know, said they, that thou hast
strangled thine husbands? thou hast had already seven husbands, neither
wast thou named after any of them.
And Raphael was sent to
heal them both, that is, to scale away the whiteness of
Tobit’s eyes, and to give Sara the daughter of Raguel for a wife to Tobias the son of
Tobit; and to bind
Asmodeus the
evil spirit; because she belonged to Tobias by right of inheritance. The
selfsame time came
Tobit home, and entered into his house, and Sara the daughter of Raguel came down from her upper chamber.
And he said unto him, Touching the heart and the liver, if a devil or an
evil spirit trouble any, we must make a smoke thereof before the man or the woman, and the party shall be no more
vexed.
Then the angel said unto him,
Dost thou not remember the precepts which thy father gave thee, that thou shouldest marry a wife of thine own kindred? wherefore hear me, O my brother; for she shall be given thee to wife; and make thou no
reckoning of the
evil spirit; for this same night shall she be given thee in marriage.
The which smell when the evil spirit had smelled, he fled into the utmost parts of Egypt, and the angel bound him.
And he said to his daughter, Honour thy father and thy mother in law, which are now thy parents, that I may hear good report of thee. And he
kissed her. Edna also said to Tobias, The Lord of heaven restore thee, my
dear brother, and grant that I may see thy children of my daughter Sara before I die, that I may
rejoice before the Lord: behold, I commit my daughter unto thee of special trust; where are do not
entreat her
evil.
It is good to keep close the secret of a king, but it is honourable to
reveal the works of God. Do that which is good, and no
evil shall touch you.
Thus shalt thou render them an
evil reward; because they rebelled, and met not thy person
peaceably.
Now when she heard the
evil words of the people against the governor, that they
fainted for lack of water; for
Judith had heard all the words that Ozias had spoken unto them, and that he had
sworn to deliver the city unto the Assyrians after five days;
And my nation is this Israel, which
cried to God, and were saved: for the Lord hath saved his people, and the Lord hath delivered us from all those
evils, and God hath wrought signs and great wonders, which have not been done among the Gentiles.
And the whole righteous nation was troubled, fearing their own evils, and were ready to perish.
Seeing then we understand that this people alone is continually in opposition unto all men, differing in the strange manner of their laws, and evil affected to our state, working all the mischief they can that our kingdom may not be firmly established:
And take not only
thankfulness away from among men, but also lifted up with the glorious words of
lewd persons, that were never good, they think to escape the justice of God, that
seeth all things and hateth
evil.
But we find that the Jews, whom this wicked
wretch hath delivered to utter destruction, are no
evildoers, but live by most just laws:
For the
worshipping of idols not to be named is the beginning, the cause, and the end, of all
evil.
Both they that make them, they that desire them, and they that worship them, are lovers of evil things, and are worthy to have such things to trust upon.
But they counted our life a
pastime, and our time here a market for gain: for, say they, we must be getting every way, though it be by
evil means.
And in this thou madest thine enemies
confess, that it is thou who deliverest from all
evil:
For the righteous children of good men did sacrifice secretly, and with one consent made a holy law, that the saints should be like partakers of the same good and evil, the fathers now singing out the songs of praise.
For many are
deceived by their own vain opinion; and an
evil suspicion hath overthrown their judgment.
A
stubborn heart shall
fare evil at the last; and he that loveth danger shall perish therein.
Observe the opportunity, and
beware of
evil; and be not
ashamed when it concerneth thy soul.
Be not called a
whisperer, and lie not in wait with thy tongue: for a foul shame is upon the
thief, and an
evil condemnation upon the double tongue.
Do no
evil, so shall no
harm come unto thee.
Whereas thy servant worketh truly,
entreat him not
evil, nor the
hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee.
Error and darkness had their beginning together with sinners: and evil shall wax old with them that glory therein.
Again, say not, I have enough, and possess many things, and what
evil shall I have
hereafter?
For he lieth in wait, and turneth good into
evil, and in things worthy praise will lay
blame upon thee.
There can no good come to him that is always occupied in
evil, nor to him that giveth no
alms.
Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for else thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him.
Riches are good unto him that hath no sin, and poverty is evil in the mouth of the ungodly.
The heart of a man changeth his countenance, whether it be for good or
evil: and a
merry heart maketh a
cheerful countenance.
He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? he shall not take pleasure in his goods.
Withal he filled them with the knowledge of understanding, and shewed them good and
evil.
Every man from his youth is given to
evil; neither could they make to themselves
fleshy hearts for
stony.
What is brighter than the sun? yet the light thereof faileth; and flesh and blood will imagine evil.
What is man, and
whereto serveth he? what is his good, and what is his
evil?
He saw and perceived their end to be
evil; therefore he multiplied his
compassion.
He that can rule his tongue shall live without
strife; and he that hateth
babbling shall have less
evil.
And if for want of power he be hindered from
sinning, yet when he findeth opportunity he will do
evil.
There is a
sinner that hath good success in
evil things; and there is a gain that turneth to loss.
The
fool saith, I have no friends, I have no
thank for all my good deeds, and they that eat my bread speak
evil of me.
An
evilnurtured man is the dishonour of his father that
begat him: and a
foolish daughter is born to his loss.
And if any
evil happen unto me by him, every one that heareth it will
beware of him.
The
sinner shall be left in his
foolishness: both the
evil speaker and the proud shall fall thereby.
An
evil wife is a yoke
shaken to and
fro: he that hath hold of her is as though he held a
scorpion.
He that winketh with the eyes worketh evil: and he that knoweth him will depart from him.
The death thereof is an evil death, the grave were better than it.
Who hath been tried thereby, and found perfect? then let him glory. Who might
offend, and hath not
offended? or done
evil, and hath not done it?
Remember that a wicked eye is an evil thing: and what is created more wicked than an eye? therefore it weepeth upon every occasion.
There shall no
evil happen unto him that feareth the Lord; but in
temptation even again he will deliver him.
Good is set against
evil, and life against death: so is the godly against the
sinner, and the
sinner against the godly.
A yoke and a
collar do bow the neck: so are tortures and torments for an
evil servant.
Send him to labour, that he be not idle; for idleness teacheth much evil.
If thou have a servant,
entreat him as a brother: for thou hast need of him, as of thine own soul: if thou
entreat him
evil, and he run from thee, which way
wilt thou go to seek him?
Four manner of things appear: good and evil, life and death: but the tongue ruleth over them continually.
My son, prove thy soul in thy life, and see what is evil for it, and give not that unto it.
He shall serve among great men, and appear before princes: he will travel through strange countries; for he hath tried the good and the evil among men.
For the good are good things created from the beginning: so evil things for sinners.
All these things are for good to the godly: so to the sinners they are turned into evil.
And of merchants’ indifferent selling; of much correction of children; and to make the side of an
evil servant to
bleed.
Sure keeping is good, where an evil wife is; and shut up, where many hands are.
For they
entreated him
evil, who nevertheless was a prophet,
sanctified in his mother’s
womb, that he might root out, and
afflict, and destroy; and that he might build up also, and plant.
For thou savedst me from destruction, and deliveredst me from the
evil time: therefore will I give
thanks, and praise thee, and
bless they name, O Lord.
Wherefore the
evils cleaved unto us, and the
curse, which the Lord appointed by Moses his servant at the time that he brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, to give us a land that floweth with milk and honey, like as it is to see this day.
But every man followed the imagination of his own wicked heart, to serve strange gods, and to do evil in the sight of the Lord our God.
Wherefore the Lord watched over us for evil, and the Lord hath brought it upon us: for the Lord is righteous in all his works which he hath commanded us.
Whether it be
evil that one doeth unto them, or good, they are not able to
recompense it: they can neither set up a king, nor put him down.
I am bowed down with many iron bands, that I cannot lift up mine head, neither have any release: for I have
provoked thy wrath, and done
evil before thee: I did not thy will, neither kept I thy commandments: I have set up abominations, and have multiplied offences.
wherefore, I
humbly beseech thee,
forgive me, O Lord,
forgive me, and destroy me not with mine iniquites. Be not
angry with me for ever, by reserving
evil for me; neither
condemn me to the lower parts of the earth. For thou art the God, even the God of them that
repent;
And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth.
For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an
evil adversary to Israel.
Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that
forsook the law; and so they committed
evils in the land;
But now I remember the
evils that I did at Jerusalem, and that I took all the vessels of gold and silver that were therein, and sent to destroy the inhabitants of
Judea without a cause.
And as touching the
evils that
Demetrius doeth to the Jews, we have written unto him, saying, Wherefore thou made thy yoke heavy upon our friends and confederates the Jews?
Else he will remember all the evils that we have done against him, and against his brethren and his people.
Now when
Jonathan and the people heard these words, they gave no credit unto them, nor received them, because they remembered the great
evil that he had done in Israel; for he had
afflicted them very
sore.