Bible Verses About Responding to Wickedness

Throughout Scripture, God addresses how His people should respond when faced with wickedness or those who oppose His ways. These verses guide us in choosing righteousness, trusting God’s justice, and learning how to walk wisely and faithfully even in difficult circumstances.

Bible Verses About Responding to Wickedness

Psalm 37:1 – “Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong.”

Proverbs 6:12-14 – “A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth, who winks maliciously with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers, who plots evil with deceit in his heart—he always stirs up conflict.”

Proverbs 28:5 – “Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.”

Psalm 34:21 – “Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned.”

Proverbs 4:14-16 – “Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way. For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.”

Romans 12:19 – “Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay,’ says the Lord.”

Psalm 36:1-4 – “I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before their eyes. In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin. The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good. Even on their beds they plot evil; they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong.”

Proverbs 24:1-2 – “Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company; for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble.”

Proverbs 21:10 – “The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.”

Psalm 1:4-5 – “Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.”

Psalm 5:4-5 – “For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness; with you, evil people are not welcome. The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong.”

Psalm 37:12-13 – “The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them; but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.”

Proverbs 11:18 – “A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.”

Psalm 10:2 – “In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.”

Psalm 37:14-15 – “The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright. But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.”

Proverbs 15:9 – “The Lord detests the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue righteousness.”

Psalm 11:5 – “The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.”

Proverbs 10:6 – “Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.”

Psalm 55:15 – “Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the realm of the dead, for evil finds lodging among them.”

Proverbs 14:32 – “When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.”

Psalm 28:3 – “Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.”

Proverbs 16:4 – “The Lord works out everything to its proper end—even the wicked for a day of disaster.”

Psalm 37:17 – “For the power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.”

Proverbs 24:19-20 – “Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked, for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.”

Psalm 92:7 – “that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.”

Proverbs 10:7 – “The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot.”

Psalm 37:38 – “But all sinners will be destroyed; there will be no future for the wicked.”

Proverbs 13:6 – “Righteousness guards the person of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.”

Psalm 37:21 – “The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously.”

Proverbs 14:11 – “The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.”

Psalm 12:8 – “who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.”

Proverbs 3:33 – “The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.”

Psalm 58:3 – “Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.”

Proverbs 4:19 – “But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.”

Psalm 145:20 – “The Lord watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.”

Proverbs 5:22 – “The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast.”

Psalm 119:155 – “Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek out your decrees.”

Proverbs 12:7 – “The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.”

Psalm 125:5 – “But those who turn to crooked ways the Lord will banish with the evildoers. Peace be on Israel.”

Proverbs 21:7 – “The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.”

Psalm 37:35-36 – “I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree, but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found.”

Proverbs 21:10 – “The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.”

Psalm 10:15 – “Break the arm of the wicked man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out.”

Proverbs 2:22 – “but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be torn from it.”

Psalm 9:17 – “The wicked go down to the realm of the dead, all the nations that forget God.”

Proverbs 10:16 – “The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.”

Psalm 11:6 – “On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.”

Proverbs 10:24 – “What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.”

Psalm 58:10 – “The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.”

Proverbs 11:5 – “The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.”

Psalm 9:15 – “The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.”

Proverbs 10:11 – “The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.”

Psalm 7:9 – “Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure—you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.”

Proverbs 11:8 – “The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.”

Psalm 18:48 – “who saves me from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man you rescued me.”

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