20 Bible Verses about

Overcoming Evil

Proverbs 24:8 BSB

He who plots evil will be called a schemer.

Psalm 109:5 BSB

They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

Romans 12:21 BSB

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Psalm 34:14 BSB

Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 35:12 BSB

They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.

Psalm 91:10 BSB

no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.

Proverbs 1:16 BSB

For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.

Proverbs 17:13 BSB

If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

Romans 12:9 BSB

Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.

Proverbs 6:18 BSB

a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,

Matthew 6:13 BSB

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

Romans 14:16 BSB

Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.

James 4:16 BSB

As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.

Ephesians 6:11 BSB

Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.

James 4:7 BSB

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

1 Corinthians 10:13 BSB

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

Hebrews 11:1 BSB

Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

Hebrews 11:6 BSB

And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

Romans 10:17 BSB

Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

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