Sin & Temptation
Bible Verses About lust
11 key scriptures
Discover 11 powerful Bible verses about lust. Study what Scripture teaches about this essential sin & temptation topic.
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Translation Comparison
| Translation | Key Verse: Matthew 5:28 |
|---|---|
| King James (KJV) | “But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.” |
11 Key Scriptures
“But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.”
Matthew 5:28KJV
“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.”
1 John 2:16KJV
“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. ye: or, fulfil not”
“Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:”
“Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”
“I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?”
Job 31:1KJV
“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”
“Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.”
“Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;”
1 Peter 2:11KJV
“But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.”
James 1:14KJV
“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:”
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