רַע raʻ

Meaning

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

In the King James Version: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).

Derivation: from H7489 (רָעַע);

Where it is used

• Psalms 52:1 For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
• Psalms 52:3 You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
• Psalms 54:5 He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
• Psalms 55:15 Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.
• Psalms 56:5 All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.
• Psalms 64:5 They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
• Psalms 70:2 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
• Psalms 71:13 May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
• Psalms 71:20 Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
• Psalms 71:24 My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
• Psalms 73:8 They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
• Psalms 78:49 He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity—a band of destroying angels.
• Psalms 88:3 For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
• Psalms 90:15 Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.
• Psalms 91:10 no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
• Psalms 94:13 to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
• Psalms 94:23 He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
• Psalms 97:10 Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
• Psalms 101:4 A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.
• Psalms 107:26 They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.
• Psalms 107:34 and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
• Psalms 107:39 When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,
• Psalms 109:5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
• Psalms 109:20 May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.
• Psalms 112:7 He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
• Psalms 119:101 I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
• Psalms 121:7 The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.
• Psalms 140:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
• Psalms 140:2 who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.
• Psalms 140:11 May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
• Psalms 141:4 Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
• Psalms 141:5 Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
• Psalms 144:10 to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.
• Proverbs 1:16 For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
• Proverbs 1:33 But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
• Proverbs 2:12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
• Proverbs 2:14 from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,
• Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
• Proverbs 3:29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
• Proverbs 3:30 Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
• Proverbs 4:14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
• Proverbs 4:27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
• Proverbs 5:14 I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.”
• Proverbs 6:14 With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
• Proverbs 6:18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
• Proverbs 6:24 to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
• Proverbs 8:13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
• Proverbs 11:15 He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
• Proverbs 11:19 Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
• Proverbs 11:21 Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
• Proverbs 11:27 He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
• Proverbs 12:12 The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
• Proverbs 12:13 An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
• Proverbs 12:20 Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.
• Proverbs 12:21 No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
• Proverbs 13:17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
• Proverbs 13:19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
• Proverbs 13:21 Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
• Proverbs 14:16 A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
• Proverbs 14:19 The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.