Evil

Evil

E'VIL, adjective e'vl. [Heb. to be unjust or injurious, to defraud.]
1. Having bad qualities of a natural kind; mischievous; having qualities which tend to injury, or to produce mischief.
Some evil beast hath devoured him. Genesis 37:2.
2. Having bad qualities of a moral kind; wicked; corrupt; perverse; wrong; as evil thoughts; evil deeds; evil speaking; an evil generation.
3. Unfortunate; unhappy; producing sorrow, distress, injury or calamity; as evil tidings; evil arrows; evil days.
E'VIL, noun evil is natural or moral. Natural evil is any thing which produces pain, distress, loss or calamity, or which in any way disturbs the peace, impairs the happiness, or destroys the perfection of natural beings.
Moral evil is any deviation of a moral agent from the rules of conduct prescribed to him by God, or by legitimate human authority; or it is any violation of the plain principles of justice and rectitude.
There are also evils called civil, which affect injuriously the peace or prosperity of a city or state; and political evils, which injure a nation, in its public capacity.
All wickedness, all crimes, all violations of law and right are moral evils. Diseases are natural evils, but they often proceed from moral evils.
2. Misfortune; mischief; injury.
There shall no evil befall thee. Psalms 91:10.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself. Proverbs 22:3.
3. Depravity; corruption of heart, or disposition to commit wickedness; malignity.
The heart of the sons of men is full of evil Ecclesiastes 9:3.
4. Malady; as the king's evil or scrophula.
E'VIL, adverb [generally contracted to ill.]
1. Not well; not with justice or propriety; unsuitable.
Evil it beseems thee.
2. Not virtuously; not innocently.
3. Not happily; unfortunately.
It went evil with his house.
4. Injuriously; not kindly.
The Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us.
In composition, evil denoting something bad or wrong, is often contracted to ill.

SCRIPTURES:

Luke 6:45

• New Testament

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. 

James 4:11

• New Testament

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 

Jeremiah 26:3

• Old Testament

If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. 

3 John 1:11

• New Testament

Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God. 

Alma 29:5

• Book of Mormon

Yea, and I know that good and evil have come before all men; he that knoweth not good from evil is blameless; but he that knoweth good and evil, to him it is given according to his desires, whether he desireth good or evil, life or death, joy or remorse of conscience. 

Matthew 12:35

• New Testament

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 

1 Thessalonians 5:15

• New Testament

See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 

Jeremiah 9:3

• Old Testament

And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord. 

Romans 12:17

• New Testament

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 

1 Peter 3:9

• New Testament

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. 

Ezekiel 7:5

• Old Testament

Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come. 

Romans 12:21

• New Testament

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. 

Proverbs 17:13

• Old Testament

Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. 

Isaiah 5:20

• Old Testament

¶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! 

Jeremiah 23:22

• Old Testament

But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. 

Jeremiah 25:5

• Old Testament

They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever: 

John 18:23

• New Testament

Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me? 

Proverbs 8:13

• Old Testament

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 

Evil Spirits

• The Guide to the Scriptures

Evil Speaking

• The Guide to the Scriptures

Saying things that are wrong, hurtful, and wicked. Often in scripture such speaking is directed at a person with the specific intent to cause pain.

QUOTES:
 As we increase our understanding and love for the Savior, His light will illuminate
everything around us. We will then see evil for what it is.
-Neil A Maxwel

You were entrusted to come to the earth in these last days to do again what you
did before—to once again choose good over evil. 
-James J. Hamula

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

Jesus Christ

 

 

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Edmund Burke

 

The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

Albert Einstein

 

In this life, we have to make many choices. Some are very important choices. Some are not. Many of our choices are between good and evil. The choices we make, however, determine to a large extent our happiness or our unhappiness, because we have to live with the consequences of our choices.

James E. Faust

 

 

Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.

Haile Selassie

 

 

Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. It's a constant struggle as to which one will win. And one cannot exist without the other.

Eric Burdon

 

(The Joker is a good description of evil).

 

 

 

 

PERSONAL DEFINITION:

Evil is bad. It is the disruption of peace and goodness. 

Someone who is evil has completely turned their back on God, and has let Satan take over their lives.

We all have the knowledge of good and evil inside of us, because we are mortal. 

The Holy Ghost is a great light for us to trust in times of indecision or doubt.

We all have a choice every moment between good and evil.

We have constant voices inside our heads. The Holy Spirit, and the evil spirits. Our actions determine which voice will overrule.