Bible Verses About Wicked

The righteous guides his friend's way rightly, but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.

Righteousness protects him whose way is honest, but wickedness brings down the sinner.

He who despises a word will suffer for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded.

A wicked messenger falls into evil, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning away from evil is abhorrent to fools.

Evil pursues sinners, but prosperity will reward the righteous.

Guilt offerings make a mockery of fools; but among the upright there is good will.

The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Won't those who plot evil go astray? But grace and truth are for those who plan good.

The wicked are brought down by their wrongdoing, but the righteous can be confident even at death.

The home of the righteous is a storehouse of treasure, but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble.

ADONAI detests the sacrifices of the wicked but delights in the prayers of the upright.

ADONAI detests the way of the wicked but loves anyone who pursues righteousness.

Discipline is severe for one who leaves the way, and whoever can't stand correction will die.

ADONAI is far from the wicked, but he listens to the prayer of the righteous.

Whoever stops up his ears at the cry of the poor will himself cry, but not be answered.

The wicked serve as a ransom for the righteous, and likewise the perfidious for the upright.

he covets greedily all day long; but a righteous person gives without holding back.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with vile motives.

Thorns and snares beset the way of the stubborn; he who values his life keeps his distance from them.

You can crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle, along with the grain being crushed; yet his foolishness will not leave him.

The wicked flee when no one pursues them; but the righteous, like lions, feel sure of themselves.

Those who abandon Torah praise the wicked, but those who keep Torah fight them.

Evil people don't understand justice, but those who seek ADONAI understand everything.

If a person will not listen to Torah, even his prayer is an abomination.