Quotes About Evil

So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.

Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.

After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD.

Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years,

Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

Hand over the wicked men of Gibeah so we can put them to death and purge Israel of this evil.” But the Benjamites refused to heed the voice of their fellow Israelites.

Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”

“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.

But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”

So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”

But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.

When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”

and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

His name was Nabal, and his wifeís name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.

Now David had just finished saying, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.

Please forgive your servantís offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORDís battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live.

And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?

And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”

And when the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the LORD.

And now your servant says, ëMay the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.í”

And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.”

The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.

Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”

So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.