Bible Verses About Intercession for the Wicked
Bible verses about Intercession for the Wicked
Discover what the Bible says about intercession for the wicked.
Each verse has been chosen for its relevance and insight into this important biblical topic.
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Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
For lo, the wicked bend [their] bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Scripture Passages
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]: yes, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be].
For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
O deliver not the soul of thy turtle dove to the multitude [of the wicked]: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
For in the hand of the LORD [there is] a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs of it all the wicked of the earth shall wring [them] out, [and] drink [them].
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; [it is] that they shall be destroyed for ever:
For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands to iniquity.
The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
The righteous [man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked for [their] wickedness.
A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh for a sign; and there shall no sign been to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them, and departed.
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what [is] the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints, according to [the will of] God.
Who [is] he that condemneth? [It is] Christ that died, or rather that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, [whom] the LORD abhorreth.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: [but] I will consider thy testimonies.
The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
Salvation [is] far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.
The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
The wicked [shall be] a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but [as for] the upright, he directeth his way.
For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be extinguished.
And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, I have sinned this time: the LORD [is] righteous, and I and my people [are] wicked.
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
For the sons of Athaliah that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD they bestowed upon Baalim.
For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked: for [there is] a time there for every purpose and for every work.
But with righteousness will he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he will smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips will he slay the wicked.
And I will punish the world for [their] evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
Therefore I will divide to him [a portion] with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul to death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
The bellows is burned, the lead is consumed by the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.