Bible Verses About The Problem Of Evil

The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.

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Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

passage about evil coming unexpectedly, useful for the topic's scriptural background.

I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

Bible passage: evil is present with the one who wills to do good.

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Bible background on human wickedness and evil thoughts.

All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

Bible passage that evil things come from within and defile.

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!

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Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

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This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

passage that the hearts of people are full of evil.

Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

passage about God bringing judgment against evildoers.

Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

passage contrasting doing good and doing evil.

There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.

passage about devising evil against the LORD.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Bible passage that evil thoughts come from within the heart.

For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

Bible passage: the good he wills he does not do, but the evil he will not do he practices.

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

Genesis passage about knowing good and evil.

And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

Direct Bible passage saying the world lies in the evil one.

Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

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When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

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An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

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And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

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And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

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Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

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Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

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For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

passage contrasting suffering for good and evil.

Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

passage on tribulation for those who do evil.

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

Bible exhortation to eschew evil and do good.

He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Direct Bible passage on the devil’s sin and Christ’s work.

For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.

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He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

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For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

passage about the love of money as root of all evil.

This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

Bible passage about wisdom that is earthly and devilish.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Direct Bible passage often used in this discussion.

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

Frequently cited Bible text in debates about God and evil.

There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

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