Wicked (People) in the Bible

Compared with

Abominable branches

Isaiah 14:19 But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.

⇒Definition of wicked

Ashes under the feet

Malachi 4:3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.

Bad fish

Matthew 13:48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

Animals

Psalm 49:12 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
Also 2 Peter 2:12.

Blind people

Zephaniah 1:17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
Also Matthew 15:14.

Bronze and iron

Jeremiah 6:28 They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
Also Ezekiel 22:18.

Briers add thorns

Isaiah 55:13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Also Ezekiel 2:6.

The bulls of Bashan

Psalm 22:12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

Carcasses trodden underfoot

Isaiah 14:19 But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.

Chaff

Job 21:18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
Also Psalm 1:4; Matthew 3:12.

Clouds without water

Jude 12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

Corn (grain) blasted

2 Kings 19:26 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.

Corrupt trees

Luke 6:43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

Deaf adders

Psalm 58:4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

Dogs

Proverbs 26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Also Matthew 7:6; 2 Peter 2:22.

Dross

Psalm 119:119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
Also Ezekiel 22:18-19.

Early dew that passes away

Hosea 13:3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

Bad figs

Jeremiah 24:8 And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:

Fading oaks

Isaiah 1:30 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

Fiery oven

Psalm 21:9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
Also Hosea 7:4.

Fire of thorns

Psalm 118:12 They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

Fools building upon sand

Matthew 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

The fuel of fire

Isaiah 9:19 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.

Garden without water

Isaiah 1:30 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

Goats

Matthew 25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

Grass

Psalm 37:2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Also Psalm 92:7.

Grass on the housetop

2 Kings 19:26 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.

Green bay tree

Psalm 37:35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

Green herbs

Psalm 37:2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

Heath in the desert

Jeremiah 17:6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.

Horses rushing into the battle

Jeremiah 8:6 I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.

Lions greedy of prey

Psalm 17:12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

Melting wax

Psalm 68:2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

Morning clouds

Hosea 13:3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

Moth-eaten garments

Isaiah 50:9 Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
Also Isaiah 51:8.

Passing whirlwinds

Proverbs 10:25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

Potsherds

Proverbs 26:23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

Raging waves of the sea

Jude 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

Reprobate silver

Jeremiah 6:30 Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.

Scorpions

Ezekiel 2:6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

Serpents

Psalm 58:4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
Also Matthew 23:33.

Smoke

Hosea 13:3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

Stony ground

Matthew 13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

Stubble

Job 21:18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
Also Malachi 4:1.

Swine (pig)

Matthew 7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Also 2 Peter 2:22.

Tares

Matthew 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

Disturbed sea

Isaiah 57:20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

Visions of the night

Job 20:8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

Wandering stars

Jude 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

Wayward children

Matthew 11:16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

Wells without water

2 Peter 2:17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.

Wheels

Psalm 83:13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.

Whited gravesites

Matthew 23:27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

A wild donkey's colts

Job 11:12 For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.

God is angry with

Psalm 5:5-6 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
Also Psalm 7:11; Romans 9:13; 1 Corinthians 10:5.

Spirit of God withdrawn from

Genesis 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Also Hosea 4:17-19; Romans 1:24,26,28.

Hate the righteous

Matthew 5:11-12 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Also Luke 6:22-23.

Worship of, offensive to God

Psalm 50:16-17 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? 17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
Also Isaiah 1:10-15.

Present and future state of evil and righteous persons contrasted, (see below also)

Job 8 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? 3 Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice? 4 If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; ...
Also Psalm 49.

Prosperity of

Job 5:3-5 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
Also Job 12:6; 15:21,23,27,29; 20:5,22; 21:7-13; Psalm 37:1,35-36; 49:10-15; 73:3-22; 92:6-7; Ecclesiastes 8:12-13; Jeremiah 12:1-2; Habakkuk 1:3-4,13-17; Malachi 3:15.

Hate reproof

1 Kings 22:8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Also 2 Chronicles 18:7.

God's mercy to

Job 33:14-30 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; 16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, 17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. ...

Love for

Deuteronomy 5:29 O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
Also Deuteronomy 32:29; Matthew 18:11-14; John 3:16-17; Romans 5:8; 1 John 3:16; 4:9-10.

Dreading God

Job 18:11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.

Eliphaz's exhortation to

Job 22:21-30 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. 23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. 24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. ...

Temporal punishment of

Job 27:13-23 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. 14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep. 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; ...
Also Job 15:20-35; 18:5-21; 20:5-29; 21:7-33; 24:2-24; Jeremiah 5:25; Ezekiel 11:10; 12:19-20; Zechariah 14:17-19.

False hope of

Job 8:13-18 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish: 14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web. 15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure. 16 He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden. ...

Gospel invitation to, illustrated by the parables of

The householder

Matthew 20:1-16 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. ...

The marriage supper

Matthew 22:1-14 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. 4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. ...

Warned

Jeremiah 7:13-15 And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not; 14 Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. 15 And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.
Also Jeremiah 7:23-25; 25:4-6; 26:2-7,12-13; 29:17-19; Ezekiel 33:8; Daniel 4:4-27; 5:4-29; Zephaniah 2:1-2; Luke 3:7-9; 1 Corinthians 10:11; Jude 4-7; Revelation 3:1-3,16-19.

Terrors of, at the judgment

Revelation 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

Death of

Psalm 49:14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
Also Psalm 73:4.

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See OBDURACY

See PENITENCE

See REPROBACY

See SEEKERS

See SIN, CONFESSION OF

CONTRASTED WITH RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE

Psalm 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. ...
Also Psalm 11:5; 17:14-15; 32:10; 37:17-22,37-38; 68:6; 73; 75:10; 91:7-8; 107:33-38; 125:5; Proverbs 10:6,9,21,23-25,28-30,32; 11:3,5-6,8,10-11,18-21,23,31; 12:3,5-7,13,21,26; 13:6,13,17,21; 14:19,22,32; 15:6; 21:18,26; 22:5; 28:1,4-5,13-14,18; Isaiah 32:1-8; 65:13-14; Malachi 3:18; Romans 2:7-9; Ephesians 2:12-14; Philippians 2:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:5-8; Titus 1:15; 1 John 1:6-7; 3:3-17.

DESCRIBED

Genesis 13:13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
Also Genesis 18:20; Leviticus 18:25; Deuteronomy 9:13,24; 32:10,32-33; 1 Samuel 24:13; 1 Kings 21:20; 2 Chronicles 28:10,22; Ezra 9:11; Job 14:4; 15:16,20-35; 20:12-13; 22:5; 24:2-24; Psalm 5:9; 7:14-16; 10:4-11; 36:1-4; 37:12; 49:20; 50:17-20; 52:1-4; 53:1-5; 58:3-5; 59:6-7; 64:3-6; 73:4-12; 94:3-8; 119:155; Proverbs 1:29-30; 2:12-19; 4:16; 6:12-15; 10:23; 13:19; 14:9; 15:9-10; 27:22; 28:4; Ecclesiastes 3:18; 8:11; Isaiah 1:4-6; 3:9; 5:11-12,18-25; 26:10-11; 30:1,9-11; 32:6-7; 57:20-21; 59:2-8; 63:19; Jeremiah 2:22-25; 3:5; 4:22; 5:4-5,26-28; 6:7,15; 8:6,12; 9:3-6; 11:8,15; 13:10; 14:10; 17:1; 30:12-15; Ezekiel 3:7; 11:12; 16:47; 20:16; Hosea 4:8; 7:3,9; 9:10; 13:12; Amos 5:10; Micah 3:1-2; 7:2-4; Zephaniah 3:5,7; Haggai 2:14; Matthew 4:16; 6:23; 18:11; Mark 4:11; Luke 1:79; 19:10; John 3:18-20; 5:42; 8:34,44; Acts 8:21,23; 13:10; Romans 1:20-32; 2:8; 3:10-18; 8:5,7-8; 9:8; Ephesians 2:1-3,12; 4:17-19; 5:11-12; Philippians 2:15; Colossians 1:21; 1 Thessalonians 5:7; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; 1 Timothy 1:9-10; 2 Timothy 3:2-13; Titus 1:15-16; 3:3; 2 Peter 2:10,12-19; 1 John 3:8,10,14-15; Jude 12-13; Revelation 3:17-18.

PRAYER OF

Deuteronomy 1:45 And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
Also Deuteronomy 3:26; 2 Samuel 22:42; Job 27:9; 35:12-13; Psalm 18:41; 66:18; Proverbs 1:24-28; 15:8,29; 21:13,27; 28:9; Isaiah 1:15; 45:19; 59:2; Jeremiah 11:11; 14:12; 15:1; 18:17; Lamentations 3:8,44; Ezekiel 8:18; 20:3,31; Hosea 5:6; Micah 3:4; Zechariah 7:12-13; Malachi 1:9; 2:11-13; John 9:31; James 1:6-7; 4:3; 1 Peter 3:7.

PUNISHMENT OF

Genesis 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Also Genesis 3:16-19; 4:7; 6:3,7,12-13; Exodus 20:5; 32:33-35; 34:7; Leviticus 26:14,16-39; Numbers 15:31; 32:23; Deuteronomy 7:9-10; 11:26,28; 28:15-68; 30:15,19; 31:29; 1 Samuel 3:11-14; 12:25; 2 Samuel 3:39; 7:14; 22:27-28; 23:6-7; 1 Kings 21:20-21; 1 Chronicles 10:13-14; 15:13; 28:9; 2 Chronicles 15:2; Job 4:8-9; 5:3,14; 8:20,22; 10:14-15; 11:20; 15:20-24,28-30; 18:5-21; 19:29; 20:5-29; 21:7-33; 27:8-23; 31:3; 34:22; 36:12,17; Psalm 1:4-6; 2:4-5,9; 3:7; 5:5; 7:11-13; 9:5,17; 10:15; 11:6; 18:14,26-27; 21:9-10; 28:4-5; 32:10; 34:16,21; 36:12-37:1; 37:2,9-10,13-22,34-38; 39:11; 50:22; 52:5; 55:19,23; 56:7; 58:6-9; 59:5,8; 62:3; 64:7-8; 68:1-2,6,21; 73:2-21,27; 75:8,10; 78:1-67; 89:10,31-32; 91:8; 92:7,9; 94:13,23; 97:3; 101:8; 104:35; 106:18,43; 107:17,34; 109:6-19; 119:21,118-119,155; 129:4; 139:19; 145:20; 146:9; 147:6; Proverbs 2:22; 3:33; 6:12-15; 10:3,6-8,24-25,27-31; 11:3,5-8,19,21,23,31; 12:2-3,7; 13:2,5-6,9,21,25; 14:12,19,32; 16:4-5,25; 18:3; 19:16; 21:12,15-16; 22:5,23; 24:20,22; 26:10; 28:14,18; 29:1,16; Ecclesiastes 2:26; 7:17; 8:12-13; Isaiah 2:19; 3:11; 5:11-14,24; 9:18; 10:3; 11:4; 13:8-9,11; 24:17-18; 26:21; 28:18-22; 33:11-12,14; 40:2; 48:22; 50:11; 57:20-21; 64:5-7; 65:12-14; Jeremiah 8:12-14,20-22; 9:1; 13:14,16,22; 14:10,12; 16:18; 21:14; 25:31; 36:31; 44:23; 49:12; Lamentations 3:3; 4:22; 5:16-17; Ezekiel 3:18-20; 5:4,8-17; 7:4-6; 9:5-7,10; 11:21; 18; 20:8; 22:14,20-21,31; 24:13-14; 25:7; 33:7-20; Daniel 12:2; Hosea 2:9-13; 5:4-6,9; 7:12-13; 9:7,9,15; 10:8; 12:2,14-13:1; 13:3; 14:9; Joel 2:1-2; 3:13-16; Amos 3:2; 5:18-20; 8:14; 9:1-5,10; Jonah 3:9; Micah 2:3; 6:13; Nahum 1:2,8-10; Zephaniah 1:12-18; Zechariah 5:2-4; Malachi 3:17-18; 4:1; Matthew 3:7,10,12; 5:19-30; 7:13,19,23,26-27; 8:12; 10:28,33; 11:23; 12:34; 13:12-15,30,38-42,49-50; 15:13; 16:26; 18:7-9,34-35; 21:19,41,44; 22:13; 23:14,33; 24:50-51; 25:30,32-33,41,46; 26:24; Mark 4:12,25; 8:36,38; 9:43; 11:26; 12:1-9,40; 14:21; 16:16; Luke 3:7,17; 6:49; 8:18; 9:24-26; 12:4-5,46-47; 13:3,5-7,9,24,27-28; 16:22-28; 17:1-2; 19:26-27; 20:18; 22:22; 23:30-31; John 3:15-16,18,36; 5:14,29; 7:34; 8:21; 12:40; 15:2; 17:12; Acts 1:18,25; 3:23; Romans 1:18; 2:5,8; 5:12,21; 6:16,21; 8:2,6-7,13; 9:22; 11:22; 14:23; 1 Corinthians 3:17; 5:5,13; 6:9-10; 9:27; 10:5-11; 15:21-22; 2 Corinthians 7:10; Galatians 3:10; 5:19-20; 6:8; Ephesians 5:5-6; Philippians 3:18-19; Colossians 3:25; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 5:3; 2 Thessalonians 1:5-9; 2:8-10; 1 Timothy 1:20; 5:24; 2 Timothy 2:12-13; Hebrews 2:2-3; 6:8; 10:27-31; James 1:14-15; 5:1-3,20; 1 Peter 3:12; 4:17-18; 2 Peter 2:3-9,12-17; 1 John 3:14-15; Jude 5-7,11-15; Revelation 2:22-23; 3:3; 6:15-17; 9:4-6,15,18; 11:18; 14:9-11; 16:2-21; 18:5; 19:15,17-21; 20:10,15; 21:8,27; 22:19.

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