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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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Psalms 54:5
He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 54:5 · retained source text

He shall reward euill vnto mine enemies: cut them off in thy trueth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. those that obserue me.

Psalms 64:5
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 64:5 · retained source text

They incourage themselues in an euill matter: they commune of laying snares priuily; they say, Who shall see them?

1611 marginal noteOr, speech.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to hide snares.

Psalms 91:10
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 91:10 · retained source text

There shall no euill befall thee: neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

Psalms 97:10
Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 97:10 · retained source text

Yee that loue the LORD, hate euil; hee preserueth the soules of his Saints: hee deliuereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

1611 marginal notePsal. 34.13. amos 5.15. rom.12.9.

Psalms 109:5
And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 109:5 · retained source text

And they haue rewarded me euill for good: and hatred for my loue.

Psalms 109:20
Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 109:20 · retained source text

Let this be the reward of mine aduersaries from the LORD: and of them that speake euill against my soule.

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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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