Stay away from every form of evil.

Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people. ¹ 

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

The good person ¹  brings good things out of his ²  good treasury, ³  and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.

adultery, greed, evil, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, and folly.

taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

The good person out of the good treasury of his ¹  heart ²  produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury ³  produces evil, for his mouth speaks ⁴  from what fills ⁵  his heart.

See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless ¹  others ²  because you were called to inherit a blessing.

And do not lead us into temptation, ¹  but deliver us from the evil one. ² 

When Jesus saw their reaction he said, “Why do you respond with evil in your hearts?

For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said, “Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?

For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder,

slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, contrivers of all sorts of evil, disobedient to parents,

Love must be ¹  without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good.

Therefore do not let what you consider good ¹  be spoken of as evil.

But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you. ¹ 

You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk.

Beware of the dogs, ¹  beware of the evil workers, beware of those who mutilate the flesh! ²