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Definition and Nature:
Evildoers, as described in the Bible, are individuals who engage in actions contrary to the will and commandments of God. They are often characterized by their persistent sinfulness, rebellion against divine law, and moral corruption. The term encompasses a wide range of sinful behaviors and attitudes, including deceit, violence, idolatry, and injustice.

Biblical References:

1. Old Testament:
· In the Psalms, evildoers are frequently mentioned as those who oppose the righteous and are destined for divine judgment. Psalm 37:1-2 advises, "Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong. For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants."
· The Proverbs provide wisdom on avoiding the path of evildoers. Proverbs 4:14-15 warns, "Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by."

2. New Testament:
· Jesus Christ, in His teachings, often contrasts the righteous with evildoers. In the Sermon on the Mount, He declares, "Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’" (Matthew 7:21-23).
· The Apostle Paul, in his epistles, often warns believers to distance themselves from evildoers and their practices. In 1 Corinthians 5:11 , he instructs, "But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or verbal abuser, a drunkard or swindler. With such a man do not even eat."

Characteristics of Evildoers:
Evildoers are often marked by a hardened heart and a refusal to repent. They may exhibit pride, deceit, and a lack of compassion. Their actions are typically self-serving and destructive, both to themselves and to others. The Bible frequently associates evildoers with darkness and contrasts them with the children of light.

Consequences:
The Scriptures are clear about the ultimate fate of evildoers. They face divine judgment and separation from God. Psalm 34:16 states, "The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off all memory of them from the earth." The New Testament echoes this sentiment, emphasizing the eternal consequences of unrepentant sin.

Call to Righteousness:
Believers are called to live in contrast to evildoers, pursuing righteousness and holiness. The Bible encourages the faithful to trust in God's justice and to leave vengeance to Him. Romans 12:19 advises, "Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: 'Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.'"

Hope for Redemption:
Despite the grim portrayal of evildoers, the Bible also offers hope for redemption through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. The transformative power of the Gospel is available to all, including those who have walked in the ways of evil. Acts 3:19 calls for repentance: "Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away."

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

EVIL-DOERS

e-v'-l-doo'-erz mere`im; from ra`-a`; kakopoios, always plural:

Malefactors or offenders of God's law. Used generally of the ungodly, as, "Fret not thyself because of evil-doers." (Psalm 37:1). Sometimes also of personal offenders: "He hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers." (Jeremiah 20:13).

Greek

2555. kakopoios -- an evildoer
... damage). Word Origin from kakopoieo Definition an evildoer NASB Word Usage
evildoer (1), evildoers (2). evildoer, malefactor. From ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2555.htm - 7k

93. adikia -- injustice, unrighteousness
... Word Origin from adikos Definition injustice, unrighteousness NASB Word Usage doing
wrong (1), evildoers (1), iniquities (1), iniquity (2), injustice (1 ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/93.htm - 7k

Strong's Hebrew

7489a. raa -- to be evil, bad
... 7489, 7489a. raa. 7489b . to be evil, bad. Transliteration: raa Short
Definition: evildoers. Word Origin denominative verb from ...
/hebrew/7489a.htm - 6k

7451a. ra -- bad, evil
... displease* (1), displeased (1), displeasing (1), distressing (1), evil (124), evil
man (3), evil men (4), evil things (4), evildoer (1), evildoers* (1), evils ...
/hebrew/7451a.htm - 6k

6213a. asah -- do, make
... 1), does (48), doing (63), done (327), done you will do (1), done* (1), earns (1),
established (1), establishes (1), evildoer* (2), evildoers* (1), execute (24 ...
/hebrew/6213a.htm - 8k

Library

That the Ruler Should Be, through Humility, a Companion of Good ...
... That the ruler should be, through humility, a companion of good livers, but, through
the zeal of righteousness, rigid against the vices of evildoers. ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter vi that the ruler.htm

Whether it is Lawful for Clerics to Kill Evil-Doers?
... Now the very God whom we worship puts evildoers to death, according to Ps.135:10,
"Who smote Egypt with their firstborn." Again Moses made the Levites slay ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is lawful for 3.htm

Whether it is Lawful for a Private Individual to Kill a Man who ...
... Now the slaying of evildoers is useful for the common good, as stated above
[2901](A[2]). Therefore it is deserving of praise if even private individuals kill ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is lawful for 2.htm

A Faithful Undershepherd
... from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; having your conversation honest
among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 51 a faithful undershepherd.htm

Persecution in the First Centuries
... its purity. This signal evidence of the discerning Spirit of Christ in
the church was a terror to hypocrites and evildoers. They ...
/.../white/the great controversy/chapter 2 persecution in the.htm

Chapter xix
... 8. The kindest interpretation of Lot's willingness to sacrifice his daughters to
the depraved lusts of these evildoers stresses that it was done with the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xix.htm

Who, Now, Should Know Better the Marrow of the Scriptures than the ...
... Addressing the Christians of Pontus, Peter, at all events, says, "How great indeed
is the glory, if ye suffer patiently, without being punished as evildoers! ...
/.../scorpiace antidote for the scorpions sting/chapter xii who now should.htm

The Disciple, -- Sometimes this Question is Asked, "Since God is ...
... To evildoers, God, out of love for them, gives what is necessary for their life
in this world, but their spiritual necessities He does not even show to them ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/singh/at the masters feet/section i the disciple 3.htm

The Sixth Book
... Where can the Christian people find such good fortune that the number of evildoers
may be less than the number of the good, or failing that, be merely ...
//christianbookshelf.org/salvian/on the government of god/the sixth book.htm

Job
... Bildad, annoyed at Job's challenge of God's justice, asserts the sure destruction
of evildoers, but implicitly concedes, at the end, that Job is not an evil ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/job.htm

Thesaurus

Evildoers (46 Occurrences)
...Evildoers (46 Occurrences). ... (WEB KJV DBY NAS). 1 Peter 2:14 or to governors, as sent
by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well. ...
/e/evildoers.htm - 18k

Doers (34 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Job 8:20 "Behold, God will not cast away a blameless man, neither will
he uphold the evildoers. ... A company of evildoers have enclosed me. ...
/d/doers.htm - 15k

Whereas (55 Occurrences)
... 1 Peter 2:12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they
speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they ...
/w/whereas.htm - 24k

Envious (16 Occurrences)
... Psalms 37:1 By David. Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against
those who work unrighteousness. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
/e/envious.htm - 11k

Fret (9 Occurrences)
... Psalms 37:1 By David. Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against
those who work unrighteousness. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
/f/fret.htm - 13k

Accuse (34 Occurrences)
... 1 Peter 2:12 having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak
against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see ...
/a/accuse.htm - 16k

Slander (34 Occurrences)
... Slanderers and backbiters are mentioned in some of Paul's darkest catalogues of
evildoers (Romans 1:29, 30 2 Corinthians 12:20 2 Timothy 3:3). To refrain from ...
/s/slander.htm - 21k

Workers (76 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT). Psalms 37:1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers,
neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. (KJV BBE WBS). ...
/w/workers.htm - 28k

Conversation (30 Occurrences)
... 1 Peter 2:12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they
speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they ...
/c/conversation.htm - 19k

Vengeance (63 Occurrences)
... RSV). 1 Peter 2:14 or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers
and for praise to those who do well. (WEB ASV DBY). ...
/v/vengeance.htm - 26k

Resources

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Evildoers (46 Occurrences)

Matthew 7:23
And then will I say to them, I never had knowledge of you: go from me, you workers of evil.
(See RSV NIV)

Matthew 13:41
The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and those who do iniquity,
(See RSV)

Luke 13:27
But he will say, Truly, I have no knowledge of you or where you come from; go away from me, you workers of evil.
(See NAS NIV)

Luke 18:11
The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
(See NIV)

1 Peter 2:12
having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
(WEB KJV DBY NAS)

1 Peter 2:14
or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.
(WEB KJV DBY NAS)

1 Peter 3:16
having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good manner of life in Christ.
(WEB KJV DBY)

1 Peter 3:17
For it is better, if the will of God should will it, to suffer as well-doers than as evildoers;
(DBY)

1 Samuel 24:13
There is an old saying, From the evil-doer comes evil: but my hand will never be lifted up against you.
(See NIV)

Job 8:20
"Behold, God will not cast away a blameless man, neither will he uphold the evildoers.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Job 34:8
And goes in the company of evil-doers, walking in the way of sinners?
(See RSV NIV)

Job 34:22
There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover.
(See RSV NIV)

Psalms 5:5
The sons of pride have no place before you; you are a hater of all workers of evil.
(See RSV)

Psalms 14:4
Have all the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.
(See RSV NIV)

Psalms 22:16
For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. Like a lion, they pin my hands and feet.
(WEB NAS RSV)

Psalms 26:5
I hate the assembly of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 27:2
When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
(WEB NAS RSV)

Psalms 34:16
The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
(See NAS RSV)

Psalms 36:12
There the workers of evil have come down: they have been made low, and will not be lifted up.
(See RSV NIV)

Psalms 37:1
By David. Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
(WEB KJV NAS)

Psalms 37:9
For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.
(WEB KJV NAS)

Psalms 59:2
Take me out of the power of the workers of evil, and keep me safe from the men of blood.
(See NIV)

Psalms 64:2
Hide me from the council of evil-doers; from the tumult of the workers of iniquity;
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 92:7
though the wicked spring up as the grass, and all the evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Psalms 92:9
For, behold, your enemies, Yahweh, for, behold, your enemies shall perish. All the evildoers will be scattered.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Psalms 92:11
Mine eye also hath gazed on them that lie in wait for me, mine ears have heard my desire of the evil-doers that rise up against me.
(See NAS)

Psalms 94:4
They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Psalms 94:16
Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against the evildoers?
(WEB KJV NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 101:8
Morning by morning will I put to death all the sinners in the land, so that all evil-doers may be cut off from Jerusalem.
(See RSV)

Psalms 119:115
Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
(WEB KJV JPS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 125:5
But as for such as are turned out of the straight way, the Lord will take them away with the workers of evil. Let peace be on Israel.
(See RSV NIV)

Psalms 141:4
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to be occupied in deeds of wickedness with men that work iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.
(See NIV)

Psalms 141:5
Let the upright give me punishment; and let the god-fearing man put me in the right way; but I will not let the oil of sinners come on my head: when they do evil I will give myself to prayer.
(See NIV)

Psalms 141:9
Keep me from the net which they have put down for me, and from the designs of the workers of evil.
(See RSV NIV)

Proverbs 10:29
The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.
(See RSV)

Proverbs 21:15
It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.
(See RSV NIV)

Proverbs 24:19
Don't fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked:
(WEB JPS NAS RSV)

Isaiah 1:4
Ah sinful nation, a people loaded with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken Yahweh. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They are estranged and backward.
(WEB KJV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 14:20
You will not join them in burial, because you have destroyed your land. You have killed your people. The seed of evildoers will not be named forever.
(WEB KJV DBY NAS RSV)

Isaiah 31:2
Yet he also is wise, and will bring disaster, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of those who work iniquity.
(WEB KJV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 20:13
Sing to Yahweh, praise Yahweh; for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.
(WEB KJV DBY NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 23:14
In the prophets of Jerusalem also I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies; and they strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that none does return from his wickedness: they are all of them become to me as Sodom, and its inhabitants as Gomorrah.
(WEB KJV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Hosea 6:8
Gilead is a town of evil-doers, marked with blood.
(See RSV)

Hosea 10:9
O Israel, you have done evil from the days of Gibeah; there they took up their position, so that the fighting against the children of evil might not overtake them in Gibeah.
(See NIV)

Malachi 3:15
And now to us the men of pride seem happy; yes, the evil-doers are doing well; they put God to the test and are safe.
(See RSV NIV)

Malachi 4:1
For see, the day is coming, it is burning like an oven; all the men of pride and all who do evil will be dry stems of grass: and in the day which is coming they will be burned up, says the Lord of armies, till they have not a root or a branch.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Evildoers

Related Terms

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Doers (34 Occurrences)

Fret (9 Occurrences)

Safe (388 Occurrences)

Untrue (50 Occurrences)

Overturned (41 Occurrences)

Overtakes (16 Occurrences)

Wrongdoers (18 Occurrences)

Whereas (55 Occurrences)