The word in Scripture

Evil in the Bible

The word evil appears 613 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Evil is all that opposes God's good will and harms His creatures. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What evil means in the Bible

Evil is all that opposes God's good will and harms His creatures.

Where the word evil appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word evil appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”Psalms 23:4

“Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”Psalms 140:11

“Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;”Isaiah 1:16

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”Jeremiah 29:11

“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”John 3:19

“Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?”John 18:23

“Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.”Romans 12:17

“For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.”Romans 14:20