Bible Verses About Wicked

But people, even rich ones, will live only briefly; then, like animals, they will die.

This is the manner of life of the foolish and those who come after, approving their words. (Selah)

Like sheep, they are destined for Sh'ol; death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning; and their forms will waste away in Sh'ol, until they need no dwelling.

But God will redeem me from Sh'ol's control, because he will receive me. (Selah)

People, even rich ones, can fail to grasp that, like animals, they will die.

But to the wicked God says: "What right do you have to proclaim my laws or take my covenant on your lips,

when you so hate to receive instruction and fling my words behind you?

When you see a thief, you join up with him, you throw in your lot with adulterers,

you give your mouth free rein for evil and harness your tongue to deceit;

you sit and speak against your kinsman, you slander your own mother's son.

For the leader. A maskil of David, when Do'eg from Edom came and told Sha'ul, "David has arrived at the house of Achimelekh": Why do you boast of your evil, you tyrant, when God's mercy is present every day?

Your tongue, as sharp as a razor, plots destruction and works deception.

You love evil more than good, lies rather than speaking uprightly. (Selah)

You love all words that eat people up, you deceitful tongue!

For the leader. On machalat. A maskil of David: A brutish fool tells himself, "There isn't any God."Such people are depraved, all their deeds are vile, not one of them does what is good.

God looks out from heaven upon the human race to see if even one is wise, if even one seeks God.

Every one of them is unclean, altogether corrupt; not one of them does what is good, not a single one.

Won't these evildoers ever learn? They devour my people as if they were eating bread, and they never call on God!

They will be gripped with terror, even though now they are not afraid; for God will scatter the bones of him who is besieging you. You are putting them to shame, because God has rejected them.

From the womb, the wicked are estranged, liars on the wrong path since birth.

Their venom is like snake's venom; they are like a serpent that stops its ears,

so as not to hear the voice of the charmer, no matter how well he plays.

They return at nightfall, snarling like dogs as they go around the city.

Look what pours out of their mouth, what swords are on their lips, [as they say to themselves,] "No one is listening, anyway."

They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrows, poisoned words,