--- title: "15 Evil Overcome Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 15 Evil Overcome quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Evil Overcome sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/anonymous-1_quote_do-not-be-overcome-by-evil-but-overcome_1267430.jpg" --- > [Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/do-not-be-overcome-by-evil-but-overcome-evil-with-good/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/anonymous-1_quote_do-not-be-overcome-by-evil-but-overcome_1267430.jpg) > [When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gemmell/when-healers-yearn-to-kill-then-hope-begins-to-die-evil-cannot-be/) [David Gemmell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gemmell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62d/david-gemmell-1821_dies_when-healers-yearn-to-kill-then-hope-beg_42695.png) > [Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/good-courage-in-a-bad-affair-is-half-of-the-evil-overcome/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df8/anonymous-1_affair_good-courage-in-a-bad-affair-is-half-of_1123760.jpg) > [“I think we make our own choices. And evil can be overcome.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-boswell/i-think-we-make-our-own-choices-and-evil-can-be-overcome/) [Helen Boswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-boswell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06b/helen-boswell-41802_quote_i-think-we-make-our-own-choices-and-evil_1562838.jpg) > [ “Paul wisely taught, 'Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.' \[Rom. 12:21\]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/paul-wisely-taught-be-not-overcome-of-evil-but-overcome-evil-with/) [Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/richard-g-scott-1767_overcome_paul-wisely-taught-be-not-overcome-of-ev_1369472.png) > [“21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-baker/21do-not-be-overcome-by-evil-but-overcome-evil-with-good/) [John Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-baker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e0/john-baker-58219_quote_21do-not-be-overcome-by-evil-but-overcom_1691030.jpg) > [Good men stand against evil and overcome it, in their private lives and in their communities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-lee-peterson/good-men-stand-against-evil-and-overcome-it-in-their-private-lives/) [Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-lee-peterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/185/jesse-lee-peterson-5122_evil_good-men-stand-against-evil-and-overcome_2830381.jpg) > [Evil can be helped to fade away more quickly if we remain in obedience to the Law of Love - evil must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peace-pilgrim/evil-can-be-helped-to-fade-away-more-quickly-if-we-remain-in/) [Peace Pilgrim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peace-pilgrim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/016/peace-pilgrim-1191_evil_evil-can-be-helped-to-fade-away-more-qui_1150282.png) > [The lesson of the way of love is that evil can only be overcome by good. We don't need to reach out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peace-pilgrim/the-lesson-of-the-way-of-love-is-that-evil-can-only-be-overcome-by/) [Peace Pilgrim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peace-pilgrim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/peace-pilgrim-1191_contrary_the-lesson-of-the-way-of-love-is-that-ev_2729831.jpg) > [Evil cannot be overcome by more evil. Evil can only be overcome by good. It is the lesson of the way of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peace-pilgrim/evil-cannot-be-overcome-by-more-evil-evil-can-only-be-overcome-by/) [Peace Pilgrim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peace-pilgrim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/588/peace-pilgrim-1191_evil_evil-cannot-be-overcome-by-more-evil-evi_2585337.png) > [It is right noble to fight with wickedness and wrong; the mistake is in supposing that spiritual evil can be overcome by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lydia-m-child/it-is-right-noble-to-fight-with-wickedness-and-wrong-the-mistake-is/) [Lydia M. Child](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lydia-m-child/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/lydia-m-child-9261_evil_it-is-right-noble-to-fight-with-wickedne_329637.png) > [I recognized that there are some well-known, little understood, and seldom practiced laws that we must live by if we wish to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peace-pilgrim/i-recognized-that-there-are-some-well-known-little-understood-and/) [Peace Pilgrim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peace-pilgrim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eae/peace-pilgrim-1191_ends_i-recognized-that-there-are-some-well-kn_690235.png) > [“So then, the command "Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good" is a clear witness to the fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-e-adams/so-then-the-command-do-not-be-overcome-by-evil-but-overcome-evil-with/) [Jay E. Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-e-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd7/jay-e-adams-7350_overcome_so-then-the-command-do-not-be-overcome-b_2334474.jpg) > [“In the use of force, one simplifies the situation by assuming that the evil to be overcome is clear-cut, definite, and irreversible.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/in-the-use-of-force-one-simplifies-the-situation-by-assuming-that-the/) [Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02e/thomas-merton-231_evil_in-the-use-of-force-one-simplifies-the-s_2432374.jpg) > [“9Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/9let-love-be-genuine-abhor-what-is-evil-hold-fast-to-what-is-good/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c36/anonymous-1_hold-fast_9let-love-be-genuine-abhor-what-is-evil_2269403.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evil-overcome/#itemlist", "name": "Evil Overcome Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with Good", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/do-not-be-overcome-by-evil-but-overcome-evil-with-good/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/anonymous-1_quote_do-not-be-overcome-by-evil-but-overcome_1267430.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/anonymous-1_quote_do-not-be-overcome-by-evil-but-overcome_1267430.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/anonymous-1_quote_do-not-be-overcome-by-evil-but-overcome_1267430.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with Good” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... 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Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, [7] serve the Lord. 12Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. 14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16Live in harmony with one another. 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