Quotes About Evil

Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.

They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.

Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.

Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.

The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,

Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.

Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.

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.

You unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit.

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah

The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,

He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.

Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.

No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.

Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,

Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.

Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.

They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.