22 Bible Verses About Wickedness

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…