Bible Verses About Resisting Temptation

Temptation is something we all face, but the Bible offers wisdom and strength to help us resist it. Throughout Scripture, we find encouragement to stand firm in our faith, rely on God’s power, and choose righteousness when faced with challenges. In this blog post, we’ll explore key Bible verses that provide guidance on resisting temptation. These verses remind us that God is always with us, offering a way out and empowering us to overcome. Let’s dive into what the Bible says about staying strong in the face of temptation and living a life that honors Him.

Bible Verses About Resisting Temptation

1 Corinthians 10:13 – There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

James 4:7 – Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Matthew 26:41 – Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

1 Peter 5:8-9 – Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

James 1:12 – Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Hebrews 2:18 – For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted.

Matthew 4:1 – Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

Ephesians 6:11 – Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

1 Timothy 6:9 – But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

Proverbs 7:25-26 – Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

Luke 22:40 – And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.

2 Timothy 2:22 – Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Galatians 5:16 – This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Matthew 6:13 – And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Romans 13:14 – But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.

1 John 2:16 – For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Psalm 119:11 – Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

2 Peter 2:9 – The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished.

Colossians 3:2 – Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

1 Corinthians 6:18 – Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

Hebrews 4:15 – For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Psalm 141:4 – Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

1 Corinthians 9:27 – But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Matthew 5:29 – And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

John 16:33 – These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

These verses offer encouragement and strength for resisting temptation and staying grounded in God’s word.

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