Scripture outlines several ways in which believers should respond to evil.

Psalms 1:1

Evil is to be avoided

Proverbs 4:14
1 Thessalonians 5:22

See also

Job 28:28
Psalms 119:115
Proverbs 4:27; 14:16
Isaiah 52:11
Acts 2:40
Romans 12:9; 13:14

Peter's appeal to the crowd

1 Corinthians 5:6-7
Galatians 5:9

Evil likened to yeast:

2 Corinthians 6:14-18
Ephesians 4:27; 5:3,6-7
2 Thessalonians 3:6
1 Peter 3:11
Psalms 34:14
Proverbs 8:13

Evil is to be hated

See also

Psalms 97:10
Amos 5:15
John 3:20
Romans 12:9
Matthew 16:23

Evil is to be rebuked

2 Timothy 4:2

See also

pp Mk 8:33

1 Samuel 2:29; 13:13; 15:22
2 Samuel 12:9
1 Kings 18:18

Nathan rebukes David

2 Chronicles 16:9; 24:20; 26:18
Ezra 10:10

Elijah rebukes Ahab

Psalms 141:5
Daniel 4:27; 5:22
Matthew 14:4
Luke 23:40

pp Mk 6:18

Acts 5:3-4

John the Baptist rebukes Herod

Acts 5:9

Peter rebukes Ananias

1 Timothy 1:3; 5:20
Titus 1:13; 2:15

Peter rebukes Sapphira

Proverbs 1:10

Evil is to be resisted

Galatians 2:11
Ephesians 6:11
James 4:7

See also

1 Corinthians 5:13
Ephesians 5:11
Hebrews 12:1
1 Peter 2:1; 5:9
Luke 6:35

Evil is to be repaid with good

Romans 12:20-21

See also

Proverbs 25:21-22
Exodus 23:5
Leviticus 19:18
Matthew 5:44
1 Thessalonians 5:15
1 Peter 3:9

pp Lk 6:27

Matthew 6:13

Believers should pray in response to evil

Acts 4:29
Hebrews 4:16

pp Lk 11:4

See also

Exodus 17:4
1 Kings 18:36
2 Kings 19:19
2 Chronicles 20:12
Ezra 8:23
Nehemiah 1:4
Matthew 26:41
Acts 12:5

pp Mk 14:38

James 5:13

pp Lk 22:46

Psalms 23:4

Believers should trust God in the face of evil

Matthew 26:39

See also

pp Mk 14:36

Psalms 4:8; 20:7; 27:1

pp Lk 22:42

Isaiah 12:2
Daniel 3:17-18
Habakkuk 3:17-18
2 Timothy 1:12
Hebrews 13:6
Psalms 118:6-7

See also

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8213 confidence
8228 discernment, examples
8486 spiritual warfare, armour
8495 witnessing
8619 prayer in church