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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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Complete reference index — all 569 verses
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Where “evil” appears

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Genesis18 occurrences
18 versesExodus8 occurrences
8 versesLeviticus2 occurrences
2 versesNumbers6 occurrences
6 versesDeuteronomy24 occurrences
23 versesJoshua2 occurrences
2 versesJudges14 occurrences
13 verses1 Samuel24 occurrences
23 verses2 Samuel9 occurrences
9 verses1 Kings22 occurrences
21 verses2 Kings27 occurrences
27 verses1 Chronicles5 occurrences
5 verses2 Chronicles17 occurrences
17 versesEzra1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah6 occurrences
6 versesEsther2 occurrences
2 versesJob13 occurrences
13 versesPsalms40 occurrences
39 versesProverbs50 occurrences
48 versesEcclesiastes22 occurrences
19 versesIsaiah21 occurrences
19 versesJeremiah99 occurrences
86 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel11 occurrences
10 versesDaniel3 occurrences
3 versesJoel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos7 occurrences
7 versesJonah6 occurrences
5 versesMicah7 occurrences
6 versesNahum1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk3 occurrences
2 versesZephaniah2 occurrences
2 versesZechariah4 occurrences
3 versesMalachi3 occurrences
2 versesMatthew20 occurrences
18 versesMark6 occurrences
6 versesLuke14 occurrences
12 versesJohn7 occurrences
6 versesActs12 occurrences
12 versesRomans17 occurrences
14 verses1 Corinthians4 occurrences
4 verses2 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 versesGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians3 occurrences
3 versesPhilippians1 occurrence
1 verseColossians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians3 occurrences
2 verses2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses2 Timothy4 occurrences
4 versesTitus3 occurrences
3 versesHebrews3 occurrences
3 versesJames8 occurrences
6 verses1 Peter10 occurrences
9 verses2 Peter3 occurrences
3 verses1 John1 occurrence
1 verse2 John1 occurrence
1 verse3 John2 occurrences
1 verseJude2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation1 occurrence
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