Bible Verses About Temptation

Bible verses about temptation remind us of the challenges we face in a fallen world and the strength God provides to overcome them. Temptation is a universal experience, but scripture assures us that we are never alone in our struggles. Through these verses, we learn how to rely on God’s power, resist the enemy’s schemes, and find victory through faith and obedience. By studying these passages, we can better understand God’s promises, equip ourselves with His Word, and stand firm against the trials that test our hearts and minds.

Bible Verses About Temptation

1 – Matthew 6:13: “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”

2 – Matthew 26:41: “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

3 – Luke 4:13: “When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.”

4 – Luke 8:13: “Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.”

5 – Luke 11:4: “Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.”

6 – Luke 22:40: “On reaching the place, he said to them, ‘Pray that you will not fall into temptation.'”

7 – Luke 22:46: “‘Why are you sleeping?’ he asked them. ‘Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.’”

8 – 1 Corinthians 7:5: “Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.”

9 – 1 Corinthians 10:13: “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”

10 – 2 Corinthians 2:11: “In order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.”

11 – Galatians 6:1: “Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.”

12 – Ephesians 6:11: “Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.”

13 – 1 Thessalonians 3:5: “For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.”

14 – 2 Thessalonians 3:3: “But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.”

15 – 1 Timothy 6:9: “Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.”

16 – 2 Timothy 2:22: “Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”

17 – Hebrews 2:18: “Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.”

18 – Hebrews 4:15: “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.”

19 – Hebrews 12:1: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,”

20 – James 1:2-3: “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.”

21 – James 1:12: “Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.”

22 – James 1:13-14: “When tempted, no one should say, ‘God is tempting me.’ For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.”

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

24 – 1 Peter 1:6-7: “In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.”

25 – 1 Peter 5:8: “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

26 – 2 Peter 2:9: “If this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.”

27 – 1 John 2:16: “For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.”

28 – 1 John 4:4: “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”

29 – Revelation 3:10: “Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.”

30 – Psalm 119:11: “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.”

31 – Proverbs 4:14-15: “Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.”

32 – Proverbs 6:28-29: “Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched? So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.”

33 – Proverbs 7:25-27: “Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths. Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng. Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.”

34 – Proverbs 28:10: “Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.”

35 – Proverbs 5:3-5: “For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.”

36 – Proverbs 10:9: “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.”

37 – Proverbs 12:26: “The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.”

38 – Proverbs 13:20: “Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.”

39 – Isaiah 41:10: “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

40 – Isaiah 59:19: “From the west, people will fear the name of the Lord, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent-up flood that the breath of the Lord drives along.”

41 – Jeremiah 17:9: “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?”

42 – Daniel 1:8: “But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.”

43 – Micah 7:8: “Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.”

44 – Zechariah 3:2: “The Lord said to Satan, ‘The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?'”

45 – Job 31:1: “I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman.”

46 – Psalm 19:13: “Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression.”

47 – Psalm 101:3: “I will not look with approval on anything that is vile. I hate what faithless people do; I will have no part in it.”

48 – Psalm 119:133: “Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.”

49 – Proverbs 3:7: “Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.”

50 – Proverbs 4:23: “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

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