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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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Showing verses 11–20 of 48 · 50 word occurrences in this result

Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 8:13 · retained source text

The feare of the LORD is to hate euill: pride and arrogancie, and the euill way, and the froward mouth doe I hate.

Proverbs 11:19
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 11:19 · retained source text

As righteousnesse tendeth to life: so he that pursueth euill, pursueth it to his owne death.

Proverbs 12:12
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 12:12 · retained source text

The wicked desireth the net of euill men: but the roote of the righteous yeeldeth fruit.

1611 marginal noteOr, the fortresse.

Proverbs 12:20
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellers of peace is joy.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 12:20 · retained source text

Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine euill: but to the counsellours of peace, is ioy.

Proverbs 12:21
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 12:21 · retained source text

There shall no euill happen to the iust: but the wicked shall bee filled with mischiefe.

Proverbs 13:21
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 13:21 · retained source text

Euill pursueth sinners: but to the righteous, good shall be repayd.

Proverbs 14:19
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 14:19 · retained source text

The euill bowe before the good: and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Proverbs 14:22
Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 14:22 · retained source text

Doe they not erre that deuise euil? but mercy and trueth shall be to them that deuise good.

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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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