Wicked (People): Described

Scripture references

Gen 13:13 But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
Gen 18:20 Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great.
Lev 18:25 Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and
Deu 9:13, 24 The LORD also said to me, “I have seen this people, and they are
Deu 32:10, 32, 33 He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness;
1Sa 24:13 As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my
1Ki 21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my
2Ch 28:10, 22 And now you intend to reduce to slavery the men and women of Judah
Ezr 9:11 that You gave through Your servants the prophets, saying: ‘The land that
Job 14:4 Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
Job 15:16, 20–35 how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice
Job 20:12, 13 Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his
Job 22:5 Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?
Job 24:2–24 Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks. / They drive away
Psa 5:9 For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them.
Psa 7:14–16 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and
Psa 10:4–11 In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there
Psa 36:1–4 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An
Psa 37:12 The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
Psa 49:20 A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that
Psa 50:17–20 For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you. / When you
Psa 52:1–4 For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to
Psa 53:1–5 For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool
Psa 58:3–5 The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
Psa 59:6, 7 They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the
Psa 64:3–6 who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like
Psa 73:4–12 They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. / They
Psa 94:3–8 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult? / They
Psa 119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your
Pro 1:29, 30 For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD. / They
Pro 2:12–19 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks
Pro 4:16 For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber
Pro 6:12–15 A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth, /
Pro 10:23 The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has
Pro 13:19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is
Pro 14:9 Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
Pro 15:9, 10 The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue
Pro 27:22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his
Pro 28:4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law
Ecc 3:18 I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may
Ecc 8:11 When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men
Isa 1:4–6 Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of
Isa 3:9 The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they
Isa 5:11, 12, 18–25 Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong
Isa 26:10, 11 Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn
Isa 30:1 “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry
Isa 32:6, 7 For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices
Isa 57:20, 21 But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still,
Isa 59:2–8 But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and
Isa 63:19 We have become like those You never ruled, like those not called by Your
Jer 2:22–25 Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of
Jer 3:5 Will He be angry forever? Will He be indignant to the end?’ This you have
Jer 4:22 “For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish
Jer 5:4, 5, 26–28 Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool,
Jer 6:7, 15 As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and
Jer 8:6, 12 I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one
Jer 9:3–6 “They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land.
Jer 11:8, 15 Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed
Jer 13:10 These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the
Jer 14:10 This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander;
Jer 17:1 “The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, engraved with a diamond
Jer 30:12–15 For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound
Eze 3:7 But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are
Eze 11:12 Then you will know that I am the LORD. For you have neither followed My
Eze 16:47 And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations,
Eze 20:16 because they kept rejecting My ordinances, refusing to walk in My
Hos 4:8 They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
Hos 7:3, 9 They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.
Hos 9:10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the
Hos 13:12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is stored up.
Amo 5:10 There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him
Mic 3:1, 2 Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of
Mic 7:2–4 The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among
Zep 3:5, 7 The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His
Hag 2:14 Then Haggai replied, “So it is with this people and this nation before Me,
Mat 4:16 the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in
Mat 6:23 But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If
Mat 18:11 0
Mar 4:11 He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but
Luk 1:79 to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to
Luk 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
Joh 3:18–20 Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe
Joh 5:42 but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.
Joh 8:34, 44 Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave
Act 8:21, 23 You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not
Act 13:10 and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are
Rom 1:20–32 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His
Rom 2:8 But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow
Rom 3:10–18 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is
Rom 8:5, 7, 8 Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things
Rom 9:8 So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is
Eph 2:1–3, 12 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, / in which you used to
Eph 4:17–19 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no
Eph 5:11, 12 Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather
Php 2:15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a
Col 1:21 Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging
1Th 5:7 For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at
2Th 1:8 in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do
1Ti 1:9, 10 We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the
2Ti 3:2–13 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful,
Tts 1:15, 16 To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving,
Tts 3:3 For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to
2Pe 2:10 Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt
1 Joh 3:8, 10, 14, 15 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil
Jde 1:12, 13 These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting
Rev 3:17, 18 You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you