Bible Verses About Evil
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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff
on 02/04/2015
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Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
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We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
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You have done more evil than all who lived before you. You have made for yourself other gods, idols made of metal; you have aroused my anger and turned your back on me.
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Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son.
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Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
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“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil; yet do not turn away from the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
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For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king.”
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Our parents were unfaithful; they did evil in the eyes of the LORD our God and forsook him. They turned their faces away from the LORD’s dwelling place and turned their backs on him.
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Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
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Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
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For fools speak folly, their hearts are bent on evil: They practice ungodliness and spread error concerning the LORD; the hungry they leave empty and from the thirsty they withhold water.
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Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
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But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their ancestors, following other gods and serving and worshiping them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
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As I have observed, those who plow evil and those who sow trouble reap it.
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Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.
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For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
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To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
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The way of the LORD is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
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Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.
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Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
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Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.
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For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
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You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.
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From their callous hearts comes iniquity ; their evil imaginations have no limits.
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Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that I take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers; do not let me eat their delicacies.
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Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.
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For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder,
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adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.
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You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
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A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.
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When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;
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but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.
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The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
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All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,
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but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
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No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.
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But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.
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There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile;
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but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
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For God does not show favoritism.
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All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.
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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
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Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
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Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
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and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
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In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
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The wise fear the LORD and shun evil, but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.
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A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.
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The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
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Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.
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It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor, but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.
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Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness.
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For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.
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Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
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So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me.
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For in my inner being I delight in God’s law;
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but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me.
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What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?
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Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.
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Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
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He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.
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The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,
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and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
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“As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
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The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
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They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.
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A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
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who winks maliciously with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers,
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who plots evil with deceit in his heart— he always stirs up conflict.
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Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; he will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.
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There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him:
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haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
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a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,
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a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
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When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them,
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the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
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Then the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal ; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.”
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The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
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The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.
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The LORD regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.
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So the LORD said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.”
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But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
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Those who have believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow believers. Instead, they should serve them even better because their masters are dear to them as fellow believers and are devoted to the welfare of their slaves. These are the things you are to teach and insist on.
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If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching,
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they are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions
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and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
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But godliness with contentment is great gain.
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For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
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But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
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Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
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For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
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keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.
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Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
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The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry;
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but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth.
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The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.
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The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
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The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all;
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he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.
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Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
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Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
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You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.
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You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.
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You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!
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Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living.
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The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying,
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“Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!”
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But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.
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For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.
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This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.
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Anyone who is among the living has hope —even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!
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For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their name is forgotten.
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Their love, their hate and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they have a part in anything that happens under the sun.
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Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do.
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Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil.
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Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.
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Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.
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I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.
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Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.
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In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
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He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
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In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
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His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies.
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He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.” He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”
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His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
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He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
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like a lion in cover he lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
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His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength.
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He says to himself, “God will never notice; he covers his face and never sees.”
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Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.
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The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.
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Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
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Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
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Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,and blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD.
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The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.
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Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.
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The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.
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Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
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There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.
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The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on.
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A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.
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I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:There is no fear of God before their eyes.
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In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.
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The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good.
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Even on their beds they plot evil; they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong.
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Your love, LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
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Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, LORD, preserve both people and animals.
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How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
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They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights.
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For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
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Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.
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May the foot of the proud not come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
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See how the evildoers lie fallen— thrown down, not able to rise!
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Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
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They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
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My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them.
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If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;
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let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
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we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;
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cast lots with us; we will all share the loot”—
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my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;
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for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.
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How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!
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These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!
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Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.
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No one calls for justice; no one pleads a case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
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They hatch the eggs of vipers and spin a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die, and when one is broken, an adder is hatched.
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Their cobwebs are useless for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are evil deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.
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Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. They pursue evil schemes; acts of violence mark their ways.
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The way of peace they do not know; there is no justice in their paths. They have turned them into crooked roads; no one who walks along them will know peace.
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So justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We look for light, but all is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows.
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Like the blind we grope along the wall, feeling our way like people without eyes. At midday we stumble as if it were twilight; among the strong, we are like the dead.
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We all growl like bears; we moan mournfully like doves. We look for justice, but find none; for deliverance, but it is far away.
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For our offenses are many in your sight, and our sins testify against us. Our offenses are ever with us, and we acknowledge our iniquities:
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rebellion and treachery against the LORD, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression, uttering lies our hearts have conceived.
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So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter.
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Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.
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and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned.
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And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted,
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and if it does evil in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it.
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“Now therefore say to the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, ‘This is what the LORD says: Look! I am preparing a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. So turn from your evil ways, each one of you, and reform your ways and your actions.’
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But they will reply, ‘It’s no use. We will continue with our own plans; we will all follow the stubbornness of our evil hearts.’ ”
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Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Inquire among the nations: Who has ever heard anything like this? A most horrible thing has been done by Virgin Israel.
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Does the snow of Lebanon ever vanish from its rocky slopes? Do its cool waters from distant sources ever stop flowing?
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Yet my people have forgotten me; they burn incense to worthless idols, which made them stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths. They made them walk in byways, on roads not built up.
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Their land will be an object of horror and of lasting scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and will shake their heads.
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Like a wind from the east, I will scatter them before their enemies; I will show them my back and not my face in the day of their disaster.”
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They said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest will not cease, nor will counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophets. So come, let’s attack him with our tongues and pay no attention to anything he says.”
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Listen to me, LORD; hear what my accusers are saying!
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Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember that I stood before you and spoke in their behalf to turn your wrath away from them.