'Wicked' in the Bible

Now the men of Sodom {were extremely wicked sinners against Yahweh}.

And Abraham drew near [to Yahweh] and said, "Will you also sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

Far be it from you to do such a thing as this, to kill [the] righteous with [the] wicked, that the righteous would be as the wicked! Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do justice?"

And Pharaoh sent and called Moses and Aaron and said to them, "I have sinned this time. Yahweh [is] the righteous [one], and I and my people [are] the wicked [ones].

" 'You will not {spread} a false report. Do not lift your hand with [the] wicked to be a malicious witness.

You will stay far from a {false charge}, and do not kill [the] innocent and [the] righteous, because I will not declare [the] wicked righteous.

He said to the community, saying, "Please turn away from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything {that belongs to them}, or you will be destroyed with all their sins."

"When a legal dispute {takes place} between men and they come near to the court, and [the judges] judge [with respect to] them, then they shall declare the righteous [to be] in the right and they shall condemn the wicked,

He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked will be destroyed in the darkness, because a man will not prevail by [his] might.

Just as the ancient proverb says, 'From the wicked, wickedness goes out,' but my hand will not be against you!

And so then, know and {consider} what you should do, for evil has been decided against our master and against all his household, and he [is such] {a wicked man}, {nobody can reason with him}!"

{How much more} when wicked men kill a righteous man in his house, on his bed! So then, shall I not seek his lifeblood from your hand, so that I may destroy you from the earth?"

then you shall hear in heaven and you shall act and you shall judge your servant, to declare the wicked guilty by bringing his way upon his head and {to declare the righteous innocent} by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and I will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place and be in anguish no longer. And wicked men will no longer wear them down as before,

And Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him. And he said to King Jehoshaphat, "Should you [be] a help to the wicked and love those who hate Yahweh? On account of this, wrath [has come] against you from Yahweh.

For the sons of the wicked Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had used all the holy vessels of the house of Yahweh for the Baals.

be it known to the king that the Jews who have come up from near you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are building the rebellious and wicked city. They are finishing the wall and repairing the foundation.

There [the] wicked cease from troubling, and there [the] {weary} are at rest;

[Those] who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked {will be no more}."

It [is all] one; therefore I say, 'He destroys [both the] blameless and [the] wicked.'

The earth is given into [the] hand of [the] wicked; he covers the face of its judge-- if [it is] not [he], then who [is] it?

Is it good for you that you oppress, that you despise the labor of your hands, and you smile over the schemes of [the] wicked?

But [the] eyes of [the] wicked will fail; and refuge will be lost to them, and their hope [is] {to breathe their last breath}."

"All of the wicked [one's] days he is writhing, even [through] the number of years that are laid up for the tyrant.

God delivers me to an evil one, and he casts me into the hands of [the] wicked.

Furthermore, the light of [the] wicked is put out, and the flame of his fire will not shine.

that [the] rejoicing of [the] wicked [is] {short}, and the joy of [the] godless {lasts only a moment}?

This [is] a wicked human being's portion from God and the inheritance of his decree from God."

"Why do [the] wicked live, grow old, even grow mighty [in] power?

Look, their prosperity [is] not in their hands; the schemes of [the] wicked are repugnant to me.

"How often is [the] lamp of [the] wicked put out, and their disaster comes upon them? He distributes pains in his anger.

For you say, 'Where is the nobleman's house, and where [are] {the tents in which the wicked dwell}?'

Indeed, [the] wicked is spared from [the] day of disaster; he is delivered from [the] day of wrath.

Yet he himself filled up their houses [with] good [things], but [the] schemes of [the] wicked are repugnant to me.

They reap their fodder in the field, and they glean [in the] vineyard of [the] wicked.

"Let my enemy be like [the] wicked and my opponent like [the] unrighteous,

"This [is the] portion of [the] wicked human being with God, and they receive from Shaddai [the] inheritance of [the] ruthless.

the one who says to a king, 'You worthless man,' to noblemen, 'You wicked man,'

He strikes them {where the wicked stood}, {where there are onlookers},

He does not keep [the] wicked alive but grants justice [to the] afflicted.

But you are obsessed with [the] judgment of [the] wicked; judgment and justice take hold of you.

to take hold of the earth's skirts so that the wicked might be shaken off from it?

And their light is withheld from [the] wicked, and [their] uplifted arm is broken.

Look at all [the] proud, humble them, and tread down [the] wicked {where they stand}.

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the advice of [the] wicked; nor does he stand in [the] way of sinners; nor does he sit in [the] assembly of mockers.

Not so the wicked. Instead, [they are] like the chaff that [the] wind scatters.

Therefore [the] wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of [the] righteous;

for Yahweh knows [the] way of [the] righteous, but [the] way of [the] wicked will perish.

Rise up, O Yahweh; deliver me, O my God; for you strike all my enemies [on the] cheek. [The] teeth of [the] wicked you break.

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish [the] righteous, and test the hearts and innermost being, O righteous God.

You have rebuked [the] nations; you have destroyed [the] wicked. Their name you have blotted out forever and ever.

Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his hands. Higgaion Selah

[The] wicked shall turn back to Sheol, all [the] nations forgetting God,

In arrogance [the] wicked persecutes [the] poor. Let them be caught in [the] schemes that they devised,

for [the] wicked boasts about the desire of his {heart}, and [the] one greedy for gain curses [and] treats Yahweh with contempt.

{With bald-faced pride} [the] wicked will not seek [God]. There is no God in any of his thoughts.

Why does the wicked treat God with contempt? He says in his heart, "You will not call [me] to account."

Break [the] arm of [the] wicked, and [as for the] evil [man]-- seek out his wickedness [until] you find none.

For look: The wicked {string the bow}. They have fitted their arrow to [the] string, to shoot from [the] darkness at the upright of heart.

Yahweh tests [the] righteous, but [the] wicked and [the] lover of violence his soul hates.

He will rain coals on [the] wicked. Burning sulfur and scorching wind [will be] the portion of their cup.

[The] wicked prowl about when vileness [is] exalted among [the] children of humankind.

from [the] {presence} of [the] wicked who destroy me, [those] enemies against my life, [they that] surround me.

Rise up, O Yahweh, confront {him}. Make him bow down. Rescue with your sword my life from [the] wicked,

To [the] pure you show yourself pure. but to [the] wicked you show yourself shrewd.

I hate [the] crowd of evildoers, and with [the] wicked I will not sit.

Do not drag me away with [the] wicked or with [the] workers of evil, [who] speak of peace with their neighbors, while evil [is] in their heart.

O Yahweh, let me not be put to shame, for I call on you. Let the wicked be put to shame. Let them [go] silently to Sheol.

Many are [the] pains of the wicked, but [for] the one who trusts Yahweh loyal love surrounds him.

Evil will slay [the] wicked, and [those who] hate [the] righteous will incur guilt.

An oracle: the wicked has rebellion in the midst of his heart. There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Do not let a foot of pride come against me, nor let a wicked hand make me to wander homeless.

And yet a little [while] and the wicked will not be, and you will look carefully upon his place, but he will not be.

[The] wicked plans [evil] against the righteous, and gnashes at him [with] his teeth.

[The] wicked have drawn [the] sword and have bent their bow to throw down [the] poor and [the] needy, to kill [those] upright in [their] way.

[The] little belonging to the righteous [is] better than [the] wealth of many wicked.

For [the] arms of [the] wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh supports [the] righteous.

But [the] wicked will perish, and the enemies of Yahweh [will be] like [the] splendor of [the] pastures. They vanish; in smoke they vanish.

[The] wicked borrows and does not repay, but [the] righteous [is] gracious and gives.

For Yahweh loves justice and will not forsake his faithful ones. They are protected forever. But [the] children of [the] wicked will be cut off.

[The] wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

Wait for Yahweh and keep his way, and he will exalt you to possess [the] land. When [the] wicked are cut off, you will see [it].

I have seen [the] wicked acting violently and spreading himself out like a luxuriant native tree.

But transgressors shall be destroyed altogether. [The] future of [the] wicked shall be cut off.

And Yahweh helps them and he rescues them. He rescues them from [the] wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.

I said, "I will guard my ways {that I may not sin} with my tongue. I will keep a muzzle over my mouth as long as [the] wicked [are] before me."

But to the wicked God says, "What [right] have you to recite my statutes and {mention my covenant with your mouth},

because of [the] voice [of] an enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked, because they bring down evil on me, and in anger they hold a grudge [against] me.

The wicked are estranged from [the] womb. They go astray from [the] belly, speaking lies.

[The] righteous will rejoice when he sees [the] vengeance; he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

As smoke is driven off, you will drive [them] off. As wax melts before fire, [the] wicked will perish before God.

My God, rescue me from [the] hand of [the] wicked, from [the] {grasp} of [the] evildoer and [the] oppressor,

because I envied the boastful [when] I saw [the] well-being of [the] wicked.

See, these [are the] wicked, and they increase wealth, ever carefree.

I say to the boastful, 'Do not boast!' and to the wicked, 'Do not lift up [your] horn!

For [there is] a cup in the hand of Yahweh with wine [that] foams, fully mixed, and he pours out from this. Surely all [the] wicked of [the] land {will quaff it down [to] its dregs}.

"And all [the] horns of [the] wicked I will cut off. [The] horns of [the] righteous will be lifted up."

"How long will you judge unjustly and {show favoritism to the wicked}? Selah

Rescue [the] helpless and [the] needy; deliver [them] from the hand of [the] wicked."

You will only look with your eyes, and see [the] punishment of [the] wicked.