What Does the Bible Say About Evil Ideas?

James 4:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Romans 3:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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

John 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Revelation 21:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

1 John 4:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

1 John 4:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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.

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

1 Peter 5:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

James 1:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.

Hebrews 9:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,

1 Thessalonians 5:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But test everything; hold fast what is good.

Colossians 1:16-17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Galatians 5:19-21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 5:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 4:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

Romans 16:17-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

Romans 12:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Romans 7:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing.

John 16:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

John 14:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

John 10:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Mark 7:21-23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”

Matthew 6:33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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

Isaiah 53:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.

Isaiah 45:1-25 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him that gates may not be closed: “I will go before you and level the exalted places, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, I will give you the treasures of darkness and the hoards in secret places, that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who call you by your name. For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me. I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, ...

Proverbs 12:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but those who plan peace have joy.

Proverbs 4:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

Psalm 46:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 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. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...

Genesis 3:1-24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” ...

Genesis 1:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

Genesis 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

36 Bible Verses about Evil Ideas

James 4:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Romans 3:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Revelation 21:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 4:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 4:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Peter 5:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

James 1:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hebrews 9:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 5:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Colossians 1:16-17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Galatians 5:19-21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 5:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 4:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 16:17-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 12:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 7:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 16:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 10:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16-17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 7:21-23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 6:33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Isaiah 53:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Isaiah 45:1-25 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 12:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 4:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 46:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 3:1-24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 1:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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36 Bible Verses about Evil Ideas

James 4:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 3:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 21:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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James 4:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Romans 3:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Revelation 21:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 4:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 4:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Peter 5:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

James 1:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hebrews 9:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 5:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Colossians 1:16-17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Galatians 5:19-21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 5:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 4:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 16:17-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 12:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 7:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 16:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 10:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16-17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 7:21-23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 6:33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Isaiah 53:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Isaiah 45:1-25 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 12:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 4:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 46:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 3:1-24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 1:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes