50 Bible Verses About Temptation

“So he drove out the man; and he placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.”

“Yahweh will cause you to be struck before your enemies. You will go out one way against them, and will flee seven ways before them. You will be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth.”

“Only be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded you. Don’t turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.”

“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim.teraphim were household idols that may have been associated with inheritance rights to the household property. Because you have rejected Yahweh’s word, he has also rejected you from being king.””

“That you turn your spirit against God, and let such words go out of your mouth?”

“Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.”

“Don’t let the foot of pride come against me. Don’t let the hand of the wicked drive me away.”

“In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?”

“He will send from heaven, and save me, he rebukes the one who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth.”

“They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.”

“Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, and didn’t keep his testimonies;”

“An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.”

“Blessed is the man who always fears; but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.”

“The sinners in Zion are afraid. Trembling has seized the godless ones. Who among us can live with the devouring fire? Who among us can live with everlasting burning?”

“You, son of man, don’t be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you do dwell among scorpions. Don’t be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.”

““Go to Bethel, and sin; to Gilgal, and sin more. Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days,”

“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.”

“But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man has come.”

“Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.””

“He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.”

“and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.”

“covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.”

“Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.””

“When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.”

“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’””

“Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.””

“As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,”

“that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.””

“But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart”;Deuteronomy 30:14 that is, the word of faith, which we preach:”

“For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”

“Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.”

“No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”

“That which was a temptation to you in my flesh, you didn’t despise nor reject; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.”

“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh.”

“For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.”

“But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.”

“But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.”

“Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”

“traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;”

“For in that he himself has suffered being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.”

“For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.”

“Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,”

“Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.”

“But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.”

“Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, produces death.”

“Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

“Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”

“and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control perseverance; and in perseverance godliness;”

“My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a CounselorGreek παρακλητον: Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, and Comforter. with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.”

“Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.”