What Does the Bible Say About Villains?

Isaiah 5:20 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

1 John 3:8 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.

Ezekiel 33:11 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?

1 John 1:9 ESV / 8 helpful votes

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

James 4:16 ESV / 8 helpful votes

As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV / 7 helpful votes

But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

Ephesians 5:4 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.

Matthew 5:43-45 ESV / 7 helpful votes

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

Jonah 2:8 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love.

Ephesians 5:15-17 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Ephesians 5:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

2 Corinthians 11:14-15 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.

Romans 1:18 ESV / 6 helpful votes

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.

Ezekiel 33:14-20 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Again, though I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ yet if he turns from his sin and does what is just and right, if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has taken by robbery, and walks in the statutes of life, not doing injustice, he shall surely live; he shall not die. None of the sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him. He has done what is just and right; he shall surely live. “Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just,’ when it is their own way that is not just. When the righteous turns from his righteousness and does injustice, he shall die for it. ...

Proverbs 16:29 ESV / 6 helpful votes

A man of violence entices his neighbor and leads him in a way that is not good.

Proverbs 16:5 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 8:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes

The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.

Proverbs 6:16-19 ESV / 6 helpful votes

There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.

Proverbs 6:12-15 ESV / 6 helpful votes

A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord; therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.

Psalm 94:4 ESV / 6 helpful votes

They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.

Psalm 10:4 ESV / 6 helpful votes

In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

Deuteronomy 12:32-13:18 ESV / 6 helpful votes

“Everything that I command you, you shall be careful to do. You shall not add to it or take from it. “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,’ which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,’ you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the Lord your God is testing you, to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him. ...

John 8:44 ESV / 5 helpful votes

You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Luke 16:15 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Ezekiel 25:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes

I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I lay my vengeance upon them.”

Jeremiah 9:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,

Proverbs 24:1-2 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them, for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.

Proverbs 22:24-27 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. Be not one of those who give pledges, who put up security for debts. If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?

Proverbs 18:7 ESV / 5 helpful votes

A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Proverbs 14:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes

The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.

Psalm 26:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked.

Psalm 17:10 ESV / 5 helpful votes

They close their hearts to pity; with their mouths they speak arrogantly.

Psalm 11:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

The Lord tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.

Deuteronomy 31:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”

Exodus 20:3-6 ESV / 5 helpful votes

“You shall have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

2 Peter 2:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

1 Thessalonians 5:22 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Abstain from every form of evil.

Romans 3:15-16 ESV / 4 helpful votes

“Their feet are swift to shed blood; in their paths are ruin and misery,

Isaiah 5:21 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!

Proverbs 1:11-19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason; like Sheol let us swallow them alive, and whole, like those who go down to the pit; we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder; throw in your lot among us; we will all have one purse”— my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths, ...

Proverbs 1:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.

Psalm 10:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord.

Deuteronomy 8:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

Exodus 1:1-22 ESV / 4 helpful votes

These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. All the descendants of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt. ...

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 4 helpful votes

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. ...

Luke 10:25-37 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” ...

Matthew 13:1-58 ESV / 3 helpful votes

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, ...

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. ...

Psalm 19:1-14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun, which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy. ...

49 Bible Verses about Villains

Isaiah 5:20 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 3:8 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ezekiel 33:11 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 1:9 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 4:16 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 5:4 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:43-45 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jonah 2:8 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 5:15-17 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 5:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 11:14-15 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 1:18 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ezekiel 33:14-20 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 16:29 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 16:5 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 8:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 6:16-19 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 6:12-15 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 94:4 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 10:4 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Deuteronomy 12:32-13:18 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 8:44 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 16:15 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ezekiel 25:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jeremiah 9:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 24:1-2 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 22:24-27 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 18:7 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 14:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 26:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 17:10 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 11:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Deuteronomy 31:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Exodus 20:3-6 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Peter 2:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Thessalonians 5:22 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 3:15-16 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 5:21 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 1:11-19 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 1:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 10:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Deuteronomy 8:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Exodus 1:1-22 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 10:25-37 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 13:1-58 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 19:1-14 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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