Bible Verses about βmasturbationβ
The Bible contains 21 verses about masturbation across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
βEnvyings, 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.β
βThere 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].β
βNow the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,β
βIdolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,β
βDefraud ye not one the other, except [it be] with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.β
βLet the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.β
βFlee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.β
ββΉBut I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.βΊβ
βThe wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.β
βBut put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof].β
βBut every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.β
βThen when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.β
βFor this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:β
βΒΆ Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:β
βThat every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;β
βBut 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.β
βNot in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:β
βDearly beloved, I beseech [you] as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;β
βJesus answered them, βΉVerily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.βΊβ
βAnd if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.β
βAnd every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.β
