20 Bible Verses about Avoiding Evil

Avoid it; don’t travel on it.
Turn away from it, and pass it by.

Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause dissensions and obstacles contrary to the doctrine you have learned. Avoid them,

Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding irreverent, empty speech and contradictions from the “knowledge” that falsely bears that name.

But avoid irreverent, empty speech, for this will produce an even greater measure of godlessness.

But reject foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they breed quarrels.

But avoid foolish debates, genealogies, quarrels, and disputes about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.

Stay away from every kind of evil.

Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

Run from sexual immorality! “Every sin a person can commit is outside the body.” On the contrary, the person who is sexually immoral sins against his own body.

Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.

But you, man of God, run from these things,
and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith,
love, endurance, and gentleness.

Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, having this inscription:

The Lord knows those who are His, and
Everyone who names the name of the Lord
must turn away from unrighteousness.

my son, don’t travel that road with them
or set foot on their path,

Concerning what people do:
by the word of Your lips
I have avoided the ways of the violent.

but instead we should write to them to abstain from things polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from eating anything that has been strangled, and from blood.

that you abstain from food offered to idols, from blood, from eating anything that has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. You will do well if you keep yourselves from these things.

Farewell.

With regard to the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter containing our decision that they should keep themselves from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality.”

But have nothing to do with irreverent and silly myths. Rather, train yourself in godliness,

Your life should be free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you.

Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires that war against you.