Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’” The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’” “You will not surely die,” the serpent told her. “For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” . . .

Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.

Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.

I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.

Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.

Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.

For no word from God will ever fail.”

He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him. For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”

“For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”

Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

but test all things. Hold fast to what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.

Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.

Abstain from every form of evil.

Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!

But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.

And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.

“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger, and do not give the devil a foothold.

“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.” And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne in the temple, saying, “It is done!” . . .

You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”

The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul. The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.

God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. So I discovered that the very commandment that was meant to bring life actually brought death. For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death. So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good. Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful. . . .

Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

So this is the principle I have discovered: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me.

Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.

We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.

They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground.

Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.

I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”

And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”

But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.

In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.

Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.

As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?

“Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong. For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants. Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it. . . .

But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.