Bible Verses about “attachment”
The Bible contains 50 verses about attachment across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“¶ Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”
“Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;”
“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”
“Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;”
“Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,”
“Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,”
“¶ Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away.”
“The LORD [is] nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
“[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,”
“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.”
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.”
“And though I have [the gift of] prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.”
“But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.”
“And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor], and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.”
“For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.”
“¶ Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.”
“Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”
“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”
“But he answered and said, ‹It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.›”
“‹So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.›”
“And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.”
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
“‹But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put› [it] ‹on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on› [his] ‹feet:›”
“‹Nevertheless I have› [somewhat] ‹against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.›”
“‹I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.›”
“‹Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.›”
“‹For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.›”
“‹Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.›”
“‹And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.›”
“‹And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.›”
“‹And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill› [it]; ‹and let us eat, and be merry:›”
“So that we may boldly say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.”
“‹And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!›”
“‹I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,›”
“‹And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.›”
“Then saith Jesus unto him, ‹Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.›”
“‹And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.›”
“‹And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.›”
“‹It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.›”
“‹And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.›”
“¶ And he said, ‹A certain man had two sons:›”
“‹And the younger of them said to› [his] ‹father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth› [to me]. ‹And he divided unto them› [his] ‹living.›”
“‹And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.›”
“Jesus said unto him, ‹It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.›”
“‹And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.›”