What Does the Bible Say About Temptation?

“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”

“And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:”

“But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.”

“And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:”

“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”

“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire”

“And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. aprons: or, things to gird about”

“And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. cool: Heb. wind”

“And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?”

“And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”

“And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?”

“And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.”

“And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.”

“Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.”

“And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?”

“Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.”

“And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?”

“And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.”

“Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.”

“And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.”

“And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. Behold: Heb. Behold me”

“And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.”

“And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,”

“And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.”

“But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;”

“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”

“And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.”

“Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:”

“But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves: images: Heb. statues”

“For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:”

“Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;”

“And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.”

“And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.”

“For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.”

“The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.”

“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.”

“Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.”

“Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:”

“Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;”

“And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;”

“Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;”

“And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.”

“But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.”

“If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,”

“Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.”

“When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. wedge: Heb. tongue”

“And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.”

“And it came to pass in an eveningtide , that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.”

“Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.”

“And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.”

“This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.”

“Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart. ambassadors: Heb. interpreters”

“Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.”

“Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.”

“And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? considered: Heb. set thy heart on”

“Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?”

“Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. substance: or, cattle”

“But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. and he: Heb. if he curse thee not to thy face”

“And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD. power: Heb. hand”

“And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. to destroy: Heb. to swallow him up”

“I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?”

“If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;”

“Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. Let: Heb. Let him weigh me in balances of justice”

“If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;”

“Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.”

“If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;”

“Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.”

“For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.”

“For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.”

“If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;”

“What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?”

“Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb? did not one: or, did he not fashion us in one womb?”

“If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;”

“Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;”

“If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;”

“If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;”

“If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:”

“Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone. bone: or, chanelbone”

“For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.”

“If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;”

“If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; gotten: Heb. found much”

“If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; sun: Heb. light in: Heb. bright”

“And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: my mouth: Heb. my hand hath kissed my mouth”

“This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.”

“If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:”

“Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. mouth: Heb. palate”

“If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.”

“The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller. traveller: or, way”

“If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: as Adam: or, after the manner of men”

“Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?”

“If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; complain: Heb. weep”

“If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: fruits: Heb. strength the owners: Heb. the soul of the owners thereof to expire, or, breathe out”

“Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. cockle: or, noisome weeds”

“Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.”

“For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.”

“But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; my steps had well nigh slipped.”

“For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.”

“For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. firm: Heb. fat”

“They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. in: Heb. in the trouble of other men like: Heb. with”

“Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.”