The word in Scripture

Wickedness in the Bible

The word wickedness appears 127 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Wickedness is active evil, the opposite of God's goodness. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What wickedness means in the Bible

Wickedness is active evil, the opposite of God's goodness.

Where the word wickedness appears

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

“Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.”Psalms 7:9

“Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.”Psalms 55:15

“The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.”Proverbs 11:5

“Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.”Proverbs 30:20

“For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.”Isaiah 47:10

“But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?”Matthew 22:18

“Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:”Mark 7:22

“Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,”Romans 1:29