Here are 5 Bible verses about people being evil, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.
John 14:6 KJV
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
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Isaiah 5:20 KJV
20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
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Psalm 37:1 KJV
1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
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Deuteronomy 30:19 KJV
19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
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Hebrews 11:1 KJV
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
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