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22 Bible Verses About Wickedness

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  • Genesis 6:5 and Genesis 8:21 describe the human heart in almost the same words before and after the flood; after it, God promises never again to destroy all living creatures.
  • Jesus places the source of evil inside the person: “All these evils come from inside and defile a person” (Mark 7:23).
  • Romans 3:10-18 builds its charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are under sin from Psalm 14, Psalm 5, Psalm 140, Psalm 10, Isaiah 59 and Psalm 36.
  • Psalm 73 asks why the wicked prosper, and Asaph understands “their final destiny” when he enters the sanctuary of God.
  • Exodus 34:7 says the Lord forgives wickedness and does not leave the guilty unpunished, and Ezekiel 18:23 says he takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked.

The Bible traces wickedness to the human heart and gives two answers to it: God judges it, and God calls the wicked to turn and live. Exodus 34:7 sets forgiveness and punishment in one sentence. Genesis 6:5 and Mark 7:21-23 locate wickedness in the heart, and Ezekiel 18:23 says the Lord takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked. In Romans 3:10-18 Paul builds one charge out of the Old Testament, quoting Psalm 14, Psalm 5, Psalm 140, Psalm…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

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