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Bible Quotes About Good And Evil

35 Scripture verses about good and evil from the King James Version, with full verse text for study and meditation.

Discover 9 powerful Bible verses about good and evil. Study what Scripture teaches about this essential government & society topic.

35
Total Verses
8
Old Testament
27
New Testament

Top 10 Bible Quotes About Good And Evil

  1. Genesis 3:1 — “Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, be...
  2. Joshua 24:15 — “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites...
  3. Psalms 34:14 — “Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
  4. Psalms 37:27 — “Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
  5. Proverbs 3:7 — “Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
  6. Proverbs 4:27 — “Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
  7. Proverbs 8:13 — “The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
  8. Isaiah 5:20 — “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! call: Heb. say concerning evil, It is good, etc
  9. Romans 7:9 — “For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
  10. Romans 7:10 — “And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

Subtopics of Good And Evil

knowledge of good and evil
Choice between, by Adam and Eve
Exhortation to choose between
Conflict between
Subjective conflict between

Old Testament Quotes About Good And Evil (8)

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! call: Heb. say concerning evil, It is good, etc

New Testament Quotes About Good And Evil (27)

For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid . But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. allow: Gr. know
If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? the body: or, this body of death
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

Frequently Asked Questions About Good And Evil in the Bible

What does the Bible say about good and evil?
The Bible contains 35 verses about good and evil, covering this topic from Genesis to Revelation. Scripture provides guidance, instruction, and comfort regarding good and evil through both the Old and New Testaments.
How many Bible verses are about good and evil?
There are 35 Bible verses about good and evil in the King James Version. These verses span multiple books of the Bible and cover various aspects of this topic.
What is the best Bible verse about good and evil?
While many verses address good and evil, the most well-known passages come from various books of the Bible. The best verse depends on your specific situation and what aspect of good and evil you are studying.
Where in the Bible does it talk about good and evil?
Good And Evil is discussed throughout the Bible in both the Old and New Testaments. You can find 35 references to this topic across multiple books including the Psalms, Proverbs, the Gospels, and the Epistles.

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