What Does the Bible Say About Evil Children?

1 Timothy 4:1 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,

2 Corinthians 11:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

John 1:12 ESV / 4 helpful votes

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,

Psalm 119:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes

I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

James 4:7-8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Hebrews 12:9-11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

2 Corinthians 11:14-15 ESV / 3 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.

1 Corinthians 14:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up.

Matthew 28:19-20 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Genesis 3:6 ESV / 3 helpful votes

So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.

James 3:5-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.

1 Timothy 5:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.

1 Timothy 2:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.

Ephesians 6:10-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

1 Corinthians 7:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”

John 8:42 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me.

Psalm 51:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

1 Peter 2:11 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.

James 1:17 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

Hebrews 4:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

1 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

Ephesians 6:11-12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Ephesians 5:22 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

Ephesians 2:1-2 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—

2 Corinthians 11:14 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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 3:18 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 2:11 ESV / 1 helpful vote

So that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.

1 Corinthians 14:1-40 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation. The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up. ...

1 Corinthians 13:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; ...

1 Corinthians 7:1-40 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. ...

1 Corinthians 3:18 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

1 Corinthians 1:19-21 ESV / 1 helpful vote

For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.

34 Bible Verses about Evil Children

1 Timothy 4:1 ESV / 7 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 11:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

John 1:12 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Psalm 119:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes

James 4:7-8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Hebrews 12:9-11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 11:14-15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 14:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 28:19-20 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Genesis 3:6 ESV / 3 helpful votes

James 3:5-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Timothy 5:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Timothy 2:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 6:10-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 7:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 8:42 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 51:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Peter 2:11 ESV / 1 helpful vote

James 1:17 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Hebrews 4:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 6:11-12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 5:22 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 2:1-2 ESV / 1 helpful vote

2 Corinthians 11:14 ESV / 1 helpful vote

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV / 1 helpful vote

2 Corinthians 3:18 ESV / 1 helpful vote

2 Corinthians 2:11 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 14:1-40 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 13:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 7:1-40 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 3:18 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 1:19-21 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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34 Bible Verses about Evil Children

1 Timothy 4:1 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 11:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:12 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 119:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 4:7-8 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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1 Corinthians 14:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 28:19-20 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 3:6 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 3:5-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Psalm 51:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 2:11 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

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1 Timothy 4:1 ESV / 7 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 11:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

John 1:12 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Psalm 119:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes

James 4:7-8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Hebrews 12:9-11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 11:14-15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 14:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 28:19-20 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Genesis 3:6 ESV / 3 helpful votes

James 3:5-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Timothy 5:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Timothy 2:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 6:10-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 7:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 8:42 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 51:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Peter 2:11 ESV / 1 helpful vote

James 1:17 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Hebrews 4:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 6:11-12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 5:22 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 2:1-2 ESV / 1 helpful vote

2 Corinthians 11:14 ESV / 1 helpful vote

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV / 1 helpful vote

2 Corinthians 3:18 ESV / 1 helpful vote

2 Corinthians 2:11 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 14:1-40 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 13:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 7:1-40 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 3:18 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 1:19-21 ESV / 1 helpful vote