Dealing with Evil People
10 passages
- Romans 12:19
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
Read it in context - Exodus 14:14
The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Read it in context - Proverbs 29:11
A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.
Read it in context - Isaiah 48:22
“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”
Read it in context - James 1:19–20
19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, 20for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.
Read it in context - Ephesians 4:31–32
31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Read it in context - 1 Timothy 5:8
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Read it in context - Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
Read it in context - Ephesians 6:12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Read it in context - 1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
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