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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

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:9

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Showing verses 1–10 of 18 · 20 word occurrences in this result

Matthew 5:11
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 5:11 · retained source text

Blessed are ye, when men shall reuile you, and persecute you, and shal say all manner of euill against you falsly for my sake.

1611 marginal noteGr. lying.

1611 marginal note1.Pet. 4.14.

Matthew 5:37
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 5:37 · retained source text

But let your communication bee Yea, yea: Nay, nay: For whatsoeuer is more then these, commeth of euill.

1611 marginal noteIam. 5.12.

Matthew 5:39
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 5:39 · retained source text

But I say vnto you, that yee resist not euill: but whosoeuer shall smite thee on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.

1611 marginal noteLuke 6.29. rom. 12.17. 1.cor. 6.7.

Matthew 5:45
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 5:45 · retained source text

That yee may be the children of your father which is in heauen: for he maketh his sunne to rise on the euill and on the good, and sendeth raine on the iust, and on the vniust.

Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 6:13 · retained source text

And lead vs not into temptation, but deliuer vs from euill: For thine is the kingdome, and the power, and the glory, for euer, Amen.

Matthew 6:23
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 6:23 · retained source text

But if thine eye be euill, thy whole body shall be full of darknesse. If therfore the light that is in thee be darkenesse, how great is that darkenesse?

Matthew 6:34
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 6:34 · retained source text

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of it selfe: sufficient vnto the day is the euill thereof.

Matthew 7:11
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 7:11 · retained source text

If ye then being euill, know how to giue good giftes vnto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heauen, giue good things to them that aske him?

Matthew 7:17
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 7:17 · retained source text

Euen so, euery good tree bringeth forth good fruit: but a corrupt tree bringeth forth euill fruit.

Matthew 7:18
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 7:18 · retained source text

A good tree cannot bring forth euil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

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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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