Malice: General Scriptures Concerning

Scripture references

Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and
Lev 19:14, 17, 18 You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the
Deu 27:17, 18 ‘Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary stone.’ And let all
Deu 32:32, 33 But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of
2Ki 6:21, 22 And when the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “My father,
Job 15:35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with
Job 31:29, 30 If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell
Psa 4:2 How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity
Psa 7:14–16 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and
Psa 10:7–10, 14 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and
Psa 21:11 Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
Psa 22:7, 8 All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: / “He trusts
Psa 35:15, 16, 19–21 But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered
Psa 38:16, 19 For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my
Psa 41:5–8 My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?” / My
Psa 55:3, 10, 11 at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they
Psa 56:5, 6 All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.
Psa 57:4, 6 My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men
Psa 59:3, 4, 6, 7 See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me
Psa 62:3, 4 How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a
Psa 64:2–6 Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of
Psa 69:4, 10–12, 26 Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head;
Psa 70:2, 3 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who
Psa 71:10, 11, 13, 24 For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait
Psa 74:20 Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of
Psa 86:14 The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my
Psa 102:8 All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.
Psa 109:2–5, 16–18 For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak
Psa 119:78, 150 May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I
Psa 140:1–4 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil
Pro 4:16, 17 For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of
Pro 6:14–16, 18, 19 With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows
Pro 10:6, 12 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the
Pro 11:17 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
Pro 12:10 A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of
Pro 14:17, 22 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated. / Do
Pro 15:17 Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with
Pro 16:30 He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent
Pro 17:5 He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity
Pro 20:22 Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save
Pro 21:10 The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in
Pro 24:8, 17, 18, 29 He who plots evil will be called a schemer. / Do not gloat
Pro 26:2, 27 Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does
Pro 28:10 He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own
Pro 30:14 there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives,
Isa 29:20, 21 For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who
Isa 32:6 For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices
Isa 59:4–7 No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on
Jer 20:10 For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report
Lam 4:3, 4 Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young, but the daughter
Eze 18:18 As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced
Eze 25:3, 6, 7, 12, 15, 17 Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of the Lord GOD, for
Eze 26:2, 3 “Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the
Amo 1:11 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four,
Mic 2:1 Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s
Zec 7:10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And
Zec 8:17 do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to
Mat 5:38–41 You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ /
Mat 6:15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father
Mat 18:28–35 But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants
Mat 26:52 “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw
Mar 15:10 For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus
Luk 6:29 If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if
Joh 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his
Joh 18:22, 23 When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped
Act 23:12–14 When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves
Rom 1:29–32 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and
Rom 12:19 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it
1Co 5:8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with
1Co 14:20 Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but
Gal 5:19–21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and
Eph 4:31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with
Php 1:15, 16 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others
Col 3:8 But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice,
1Th 5:15 Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for
Tts 3:3 For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to
Jam 1:21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and
Jam 2:13 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been
1Pe 2:1 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and
1Pe 3:9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing,
1 Joh 2:9, 11 If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is
1 Joh 3:10, 13–15 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children
1 Joh 4:20 If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For
3 Joh 1:10 So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us.