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The term "ungodly" in the Bible refers to individuals or behaviors that are contrary to the nature, will, and commands of God. It is often used to describe those who live in opposition to God's righteousness and who reject His authority and moral standards. The ungodly are frequently contrasted with the righteous, who seek to live in accordance with God's will.

Old Testament Usage

In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word often translated as "ungodly" is "rasha," which denotes wickedness or guilt. The ungodly are depicted as those who do not follow God's laws and who engage in sinful practices. For example, inPsalm 1:1, the psalmist warns against walking in the counsel of the ungodly: "Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers."

The ungodly are often associated with injustice and oppression. InIsaiah 10:1-2, the prophet condemns those who enact unjust laws and deprive the poor of their rights, labeling them as ungodly: "Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and rob the fatherless."

New Testament Usage

In the New Testament, the Greek word "asebēs" is commonly translated as "ungodly." It describes those who live without reverence for God and who reject His truth. The apostle Paul, inRomans 1:18, speaks of the wrath of God being revealed against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness: "The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness."

The ungodly are also mentioned in the context of judgment. In2 Peter 2:5-6, Peter recalls the judgment of the ancient world and Sodom and Gomorrah as examples of God's judgment on the ungodly: "He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight. And if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly."

Characteristics of the Ungodly

The Bible describes several characteristics of the ungodly. They are often portrayed as those who:

1.Reject God's Authority: The ungodly refuse to submit to God's rule and often live in rebellion against His commands.Jude 1:4 warns of ungodly people who pervert the grace of God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ: "For certain men have crept in unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ."

2.Engage in Sinful Behavior: The ungodly are characterized by their sinful actions and lifestyles. InRomans 5:6, Paul highlights the love of Christ for the ungodly, stating, "For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly."

3.Lack Reverence for God: The ungodly live without fear or reverence for God, often mocking or dismissing His existence and power. In2 Timothy 3:1-5, Paul describes the ungodly as lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, and without love.

Consequences for the Ungodly

The Bible consistently warns of the consequences that await the ungodly. They are subject to God's judgment and wrath, as seen in passages likePsalm 1:5-6: "Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish."

Despite their current state, the Bible also offers hope for the ungodly through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. As noted inRomans 5:6-8, Christ's sacrificial death provides a means of reconciliation for the ungodly who turn to Him in faith.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Not godly; not having regard for God; disobedient to God; wicked; impious; sinful.

2. (a.) Polluted by sin or wickedness.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

UNGODLY

un-god'-li (rasha` (Psalm 1:1), "wicked," beliya`al (2 Samuel 22:5), "worthless"; in the New Testament asebes (Romans 5:6), e.g. indicating that the persons so called are both irreverent and impious): Trench says that the idea of active opposition to religion is involved in the word, that it is a deliberate withholding from God of His dues of prayer and of service; a standing, so to speak, in battle array against God and His claims to respect, reverence and obedience. Those whose sins are particularly aggravating and deserving of God's wrath are the "ungodly." And yet it is for such that Jesus Christ died (Romans 5:6).

William Evans

Greek

764. asebeo -- to be impious, ie to beungodly
... to be impious, ie to beungodly. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: asebeo Phonetic
Spelling: (as-eb-eh'-o) Short Definition: I am impious, irreverent, do...

765. asebes --ungodly, impious
...ungodly, impious. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: asebes Phonetic Spelling:
(as-eb-ace') Short Definition: impious,ungodly, wicked Definition...

1067. geenna -- Gehenna, a valley W. and South of Jer., also a...
... 1066, 1067. geenna. 1068 . Gehenna, a valley W. and South of Jer., also a
symbolic name for the final place of punishment of theungodly....

112. atheos -- godless,ungodly
... godless,ungodly. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: atheos Phonetic Spelling:
(ath'-eh-os) Short Definition: godless Definition: without god, without...

763. asebeia -- ungodliness, impiety
... See 765 (). Word Origin from asebes Definition ungodliness, impiety NASB Word
Usage ungodliness (4),ungodly (3).ungodly, ungodliness....

4716. stauros -- an upright stake, hence a cross (the Rom....
... circumstances of life. As Christ's disciples, believers are to hold true --
even when attacked by theungodly.]. Word Origin from...

Strong's Hebrew

7563. rasha -- wicked, criminal
... from an unused word Definition wicked, criminal NASB Word Usage evil (1), evil man
(1), evil men (1), guilty (3), man (1), offender (1),ungodly (1), wicked...

2623. chasid -- kind, pious
... Definition kind, pious NASB Word Usage godly (2), godly man (3), godly ones (20),
godly person (1), gracious (1), Holy One (1), kind (3), love (1),ungodly* (1...

5760. avil -- unjust one
... Word Origin from the same as evel Definition unjust one NASB Word Usage ruffians
(1).ungodly. From aval; perverse (morally) --ungodly. see HEBREW aval....

1100. beliyyaal -- worthlessness
... 1), wicked (3), worthless (18), worthless one (1). Belial, evil, naughty,
ungodly men, wicked. From bliy and ya'al; without profit...

3808. lo -- not
... 10), unanswered* (1), unavoidable* (1), unaware* (1), unawares* (1), unceasingly*
(1), unclean* (3), undivided* (1), undone* (1),ungodly* (1), unjustly* (1...

Library

Whether the Justification of theUngodly is a Miraculous Work?
... OF THE EFFECTS OF GRACE (TEN ARTICLES) Whether the justification of the
ungodly is a miraculous work? Objection 1: It would seem...

Whether the Justification of theUngodly is God's Greatest Work?
... OF THE EFFECTS OF GRACE (TEN ARTICLES) Whether the justification of the
ungodly is God's greatest work? Objection 1: It would seem...

Whether the Justification of theUngodly is the Remission of Sins?
... OF THE EFFECTS OF GRACE (TEN ARTICLES) Whether the justification of the
ungodly is the remission of sins? Objection 1: It would...

Whether the Justification of theUngodly is the Greatest Work of...
... Article Nine Whether the Justification of theUngodly is the Greatest Work of God.
Whether the Justification of theUngodly is the Greatest Work of God...

Whether for the Justification of theUngodly is Required a...
... OF THE EFFECTS OF GRACE (TEN ARTICLES) Whether for the justification of the
ungodly is required a movement of the free-will? Objection...

Whether the Justification of theUngodly is a Miracle
... Article Ten Whether the Justification of theUngodly is a Miracle. Whether the
Justification of theUngodly is a Miracle We proceed to the tenth article thus:...

Whether for the Justification of theUngodly There is Required a...
... OF THE EFFECTS OF GRACE (TEN ARTICLES) Whether for the justification of theungodly
there is required a movement of the free-will towards sin?...

Whether the Justification of theUngodly is Achieved...
... Article Seven Whether the Justification of theUngodly is achieved
Instantaneously or Gradually. Whether the Justification of the...

Whether the Justification of theUngodly Takes Place in an Instant...
... OF THE EFFECTS OF GRACE (TEN ARTICLES) Whether the justification of theungodly
takes place in an instant or successively? Objection...

Whether the Justification of theUngodly is the Remission of Sins
... Article One Whether the Justification of theUngodly is the Remission of Sins. Whether
the Justification of theUngodly is the Remission of Sins...

Thesaurus

Ungodly (41 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Polluted by sin or wickedness. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
UNGODLY.... Multi-Version ConcordanceUngodly (41 Occurrences)....

Ungodly-men (1 Occurrence)
Ungodly-men.Ungodly,Ungodly-men. Ungraceful . Multi-Version
ConcordanceUngodly-men (1 Occurrence). 2 Samuel 22:5...

Impious (19 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Irreligious; irreverent;ungodly; profane; wanting
in reverence for the Supreme Being; as, an impious deed; impious language....

Convince (7 Occurrences)
... Jude 1:15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that areungodly among
them of all theirungodly deeds which they haveungodly committed, and of...

Speeches (12 Occurrences)
... Jude 1:15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that areungodly among
them of all theirungodly deeds which they haveungodly committed, and of...

Godless (31 Occurrences)
... (See NAS NIV). 1 Peter 4:18 And if the righteous man is scarcely saved,
theungodly and sinner -- where shall he appear? (See NAS)....

Ungodliness (9 Occurrences)
... Jude 1:15 to execute judgment on all, and to convict all theungodly of all their
works of ungodliness which they have done in anungodly way, and of all the...

Impiously (2 Occurrences)
... Jude 1:15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convict all that areungodly among
them of all theirungodly deeds which they have impiously committed, and of...

Execute (83 Occurrences)
... Jude 1:15 to execute judgment on all, and to convict all theungodly of all their
works of ungodliness which they have done in anungodly way, and of all the...

Convict (12 Occurrences)
... Jude 1:15 to execute judgment on all, and to convict all theungodly of all their
works of ungodliness which they have done in anungodly way, and of all the...

Resources

What does it mean to be ungodly? What is ungodliness? | GotQuestions.org

Should the church accept money if it is obtained in an ungodly manner? | GotQuestions.org

What is the book of Enoch and should it be in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Ungodly: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance

Ungodly (41 Occurrences)

Romans 4:5
But to him who doesn't work, but believes in him who justifies theungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Romans 5:6
For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for theungodly.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 6:1
Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?
(See NIV)

1 Timothy 1:9
as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for theungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Timothy 2:16
But shun empty chatter, for they will proceed further in ungodliness,
(See NIV)

Hebrews 12:16
lest there be a fornicator, or anungodly person like Esau, who, in return for a single meal, parted with the birthright which belonged to him.
(WEY)

1 Peter 4:18
"If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will happen to theungodly and the sinner?"
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NIV)

2 Peter 2:5
and didn't spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood on the world of theungodly;
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Peter 2:6
and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, having made them an example to those who would liveungodly;
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Peter 3:7
But the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction ofungodly men.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Jude 1:4
For there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation:ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master, God, and Lord, Jesus Christ.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Jude 1:15
to execute judgment on all, and to convict all theungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Jude 1:18
They said to you that "In the last time there will be mockers, walking after their ownungodly lusts."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 22:5
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods ofungodly men made me afraid;
(KJV WBS)

2 Samuel 23:6
But all of theungodly shall be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can't be taken with the hand,
(WEB JPS ASV)

2 Chronicles 19:2
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help theungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Job 15:34
For the family of theungodly shall be barren, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.
(DBY)

Job 16:11
God delivers me to theungodly, and casts me into the hands of the wicked.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Job 17:8
Upright men shall be astonished at this, and the innocent shall be stirred up against theungodly;
(DBY NIV)

Job 18:21
Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous. This is the place of him who doesn't know God."
(See RSV)

Job 20:5
The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of theungodly man but for a moment?
(DBY)

Job 27:8
For what is the hope of theungodly, when God cutteth him off, when +God taketh away his soul?
(DBY)

Job 34:18
Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye areungodly?
(KJV WBS)

Job 34:30
That theungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.
(DBY)

Psalms 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of theungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 1:4
Theungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 1:5
Therefore theungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 1:6
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of theungodly shall perish.
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 3:7
Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of theungodly.
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 18:4
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods ofungodly men made me afraid.
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 36:1
For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of Yahweh. An oracle is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: "There is no fear of God before his eyes."
(See NAS)

Psalms 43:1
Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against anungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 53:5
There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.
(See RSV)

Psalms 73:12
Behold, these are theungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
(KJV WBS)

Proverbs 11:31
If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!
(See NIV)

Proverbs 16:27
Anungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
(KJV JPS WBS)

Proverbs 19:28
Anungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
(KJV JPS WBS)

Isaiah 9:17
Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
(See JPS NIV)

Isaiah 10:6
I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
(See JPS)

Isaiah 33:14
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath seized the godless ones: Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?
(See JPS)

Jeremiah 23:11
for both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith Jehovah.
(See JPS RSV)

Subtopics

Ungodly

Ungodly Parents

Related Terms

Ungodly-men (1 Occurrence)

Impious (19 Occurrences)

Convince (7 Occurrences)

Speeches (12 Occurrences)

Godless (31 Occurrences)

Ungodliness (9 Occurrences)

Impiously (2 Occurrences)