Bible Verses About Wicked

They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength.

He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”

The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.

from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.

As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.

They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.

Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.

An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.

The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.

Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.

The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,

For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.

In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.

But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.

I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,

yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.

Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.

But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.

For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.