Something bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown.

Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know

Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know

(idiomatic) Between undesirable alternatives.

(idiomatic) Alternative form of speak of the devil

Bad people often prosper unfairly, because the devil helps them.

Alternative form of idle hands are the devil's workshop

There is sometimes no choice but to do some specific thing.

A person unaccustomed to wealth or luxury will easily be corrupted by it.

Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know