What Does the Bible Say About Wicked People?

“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. thou shalt surely: Heb. dying thou shalt die”

“Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. to thy: or, subject to thy husband”

“If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. be accepted: or, have the excellency unto: or, subject unto thee”

“And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh : yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.”

“And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both: Heb. from man unto beast”

“And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.”

“And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. with the earth: or, from the earth”

“But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.”

“And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;”

“Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;”

“And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.”

“Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.”

“And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.”

“But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;”

“I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. over: Heb. upon”

“Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.”

“But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.”

“And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.”

“But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.”

“O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!”

“Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;”

“And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.”

“Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:”

“Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.”

“Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;”

“And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.”

“But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:”

“See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;”

“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:”

“For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.”

“He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. led: or, compassed”

“O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!”

“For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter: of the vine: or, worse than the vine”

“Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.”

“Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness. by: Heb. by the hand of from: Heb. from mouth to mouth”

“Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.”

“By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. by the breath: that is, by his anger”

“I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.”

“They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. meet: or, run into”

“So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:”

“Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers: help: Heb. take the ungodly by the hand”

“They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought. shall come: Heb. shall not be”

“If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.”

“If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;”

“For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. vain: Heb. empty”

“But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape , and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. they shall: Heb. flight shall perish from them the giving: or, a puff of breath”

“The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.”

“Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. can: Heb. will give”

“How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?”

“The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.”

“A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. A dreadful: Heb. A sound of fears”

“He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.”

“Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.”

“And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.”

“He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.”

“Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.”

“Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. drive: Heb. scatter”

“Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment .”

“That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? short: Heb. from near”

“He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.”

“Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;”

“Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth: within: Heb. in the midst of his palate”

“In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him. wicked: or, troublesome”

“Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?”

“They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. carrieth: Heb. stealeth”

“Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?”

“Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. him: that is, God”

“Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof. feed: or, feed them”

“For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?”

“Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?”

“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.”

“Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?”

“For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.”

“There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.”

“There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.”

“Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.”

“But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. perish: Heb. pass away”

“But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee. take: or, should uphold thee”

“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. ungodly: or, wicked”

“The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.”

“He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.”

“Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. vex: or, trouble”

“Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.”

“Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.”

“The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. in: Heb. before thine eyes”

“Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. bloody: Heb. man of bloods and deceit”

“For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. faithfulness: or, stedfastness their mouth: Heb. his mouth, that is, the mouth of any of them very: Heb. wickednesses”

“God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. judgeth: or, is a righteous judge”

“Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.”

“Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.”

“The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.”

“The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. God is: or, all his thoughts are, There is no God”

“Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.”

“The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.”

“Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. an horrible: or, a burning tempest”

“Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. Like: Heb. The likeness of him (that is, of every one of them) is as a lion that desireth to ravin lurking: Heb. sitting”

“From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. which are: or, by they: or, their children are full”

“As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.”

“Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.”

“With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward. shew thyself froward: or, wrestle”