What does the Bible say about character of the wicked?
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The Bible teaches that the wicked are fallen sinners whose darkened minds, disordered loves, and rebellion against God lead them to reject his truth and oppose his ways. Ephesians 4:18 and Colossians 1:21 describe alienation from God and hostility in mind, while 2 Corinthians 4:4 says the god of this world blinds unbelievers. Scripture also portrays pride, greed, boasting, cruelty, and blasphemy among the fruits of such hearts, as seen in Psalms 10:3, Luke 22:65, and Revelation 16:9. Yet this judgment exposes humanity's need for sovereign grace: apart from Christ all stand guilty, but God mercifully grants repentance and new life to those he saves.
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- Abominable Revelation 21:8
- Alienated from God Ephesians 4:18; Colossians 1:21
- Blasphemous Luke 22:65; Revelation 16:9
- Blinded 2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 4:18
- Boastful Psalms 10:3; Psalms 49:6
- Conspiring against God’s people Nehemiah 4:8; Nehemiah 6:2; Psalms 38:12
- Covetous Micah 2:2; Romans 1:29
- Deceitful Psalms 5:6; Romans 3:13
- Delighting in the iniquity of others Proverbs 2:14; Romans 1:32
- Despising the works of the faithful Nehemiah 2:19; Nehemiah 4:2; 2 Timothy 3:3; 2 Timothy 3:4
- Destructive Isaiah 59:7
- Disobedient Nehemiah 9:26; Titus 3:3; 1 Peter 2:7
- Enticing to evil Proverbs 1:10-14; 2 Timothy 3:6
- Envious Nehemiah 2:10; Titus 3:3
- Fearful Proverbs 28:1; Revelation 21:8
- Fierce Proverbs 16:29; 2 Timothy 3:3
- Foolish Deuteronomy 32:6; Psalms 5:5
- Forgetting God Job 8:13
- Fraudulent Psalms 37:21; Micah 6:11
- Froward Proverbs 21:8; Isaiah 57:17
- Glorying in their shame Philippians 3:19
- Hard-hearted Ezekiel 3:7
- Hating the light Job 24:13; John 3:20
- Heady and high-minded 2 Timothy 3:4
- Hostile to God Romans 8:7; Colossians 1:21
- Hypocritical Isaiah 29:13; 2 Timothy 3:5
- Ignorant of God Hosea 4:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:8
- Impudent Ezekiel 2:4
- Incontinent 2 Timothy 3:3
- Infidel Psalms 10:4; Psalms 14:1
- Loathsome Proverbs 13:5
- Lovers of pleasure more than of God 2 Timothy 3:4
- Lying Psalms 58:3; Psalms 62:4; Isaiah 59:4
- Mischievous Proverbs 24:8; Micah 7:3
- Murderous Psalms 10:8; Psalms 94:6; Romans 1:29
- Prayerless Job 21:15; Psalms 53:4
- Persecuting Psalms 69:26; Psalms 109:16
- Perverse Deuteronomy 32:5
- Proud Psalms 59:12; Obadiah 1:3; 2 Timothy 3:2
- Rejoicing in the affliction of saints Psalms 35:15
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