Bible Verses About Wicked

The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.

The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.

The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.

The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.

The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.

The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.

Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.

If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.

An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.