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evil

Meaning of “evil”

Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

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613 occurrences569 verses60 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 2:9

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Exodus 5:19
And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 5:19 · retained source text

And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in euill case, after it was said, Yee shall not minish ought from your brickes of your dayly taske.

Exodus 5:22
And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 5:22 · retained source text

And Moses returned vnto the LORD, and said, LORD, Wherefore hast thou so euill intreated this people? Why is it that thou hast sent me?

Exodus 5:23
For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 5:23 · retained source text

For since I came to Pharaoh to speake in thy Name, he hath done euill to this people, neither hast thou deliuered thy people at all.

1611 marginal noteHeb. deliuering thou hast not deliuered.

Exodus 10:10
And he said unto them, Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 10:10 · retained source text

And he said vnto them; Let the LORD bee so with you, as I will let you goe, and your litle ones. Looke to it, for euill is before you.

Exodus 23:2
¶ Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 23:2 · retained source text

¶ Thou shalt not follow a multitude to doe euill: neither shalt thou speake in a cause, to decline after many, to wrest iudgement:

1611 marginal noteHeb. answere.

Exodus 32:12
Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 32:12 · retained source text

Wherefore should the Egyptians speake and say, For mischiefe did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountaines, & to consume them from the face of the earth? Turne from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this euill against thy people.

1611 marginal noteNum. 14.13.

Exodus 32:14
And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 32:14 · retained source text

And the LORD repented of the euill which he thought to doe vnto his people.

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Where “evil” appears

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Genesis18 occurrences
18 verses
Exodus8 occurrences
8 verses
Leviticus2 occurrences
2 verses
Numbers6 occurrences
6 verses
Deuteronomy24 occurrences
23 verses
Joshua2 occurrences
2 verses
Judges14 occurrences
13 verses
1 Samuel24 occurrences
23 verses
2 Samuel9 occurrences
9 verses
1 Kings22 occurrences
21 verses
2 Kings27 occurrences
27 verses
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
5 verses
2 Chronicles17 occurrences
17 verses
Ezra1 occurrence
1 verse
Nehemiah6 occurrences
6 verses
Esther2 occurrences
2 verses
Job13 occurrences
13 verses
Psalms40 occurrences
39 verses
Proverbs50 occurrences
48 verses
Ecclesiastes22 occurrences
19 verses
Isaiah21 occurrences
19 verses
Jeremiah99 occurrences
86 verses
Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse
Ezekiel11 occurrences
10 verses
Daniel3 occurrences
3 verses
Joel1 occurrence
1 verse
Amos7 occurrences
7 verses
Jonah6 occurrences
5 verses
Micah7 occurrences
6 verses
Nahum1 occurrence
1 verse
Habakkuk3 occurrences
2 verses
Zephaniah2 occurrences
2 verses
Zechariah4 occurrences
3 verses
Malachi3 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew20 occurrences
18 verses
Mark6 occurrences
6 verses
Luke14 occurrences
12 verses
John7 occurrences
6 verses
Acts12 occurrences
12 verses
Romans17 occurrences
14 verses
1 Corinthians4 occurrences
4 verses
2 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses
Galatians1 occurrence
1 verse
Ephesians3 occurrences
3 verses
Philippians1 occurrence
1 verse
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Thessalonians3 occurrences
2 verses
2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Timothy4 occurrences
4 verses
Titus3 occurrences
3 verses
Hebrews3 occurrences
3 verses
James8 occurrences
6 verses
1 Peter10 occurrences
9 verses
2 Peter3 occurrences
3 verses
1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
2 John1 occurrence
1 verse
3 John2 occurrences
1 verse
Jude2 occurrences
2 verses
Revelation1 occurrence
1 verse

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