Bible Verses about “sinful thoughts”
The Bible contains 29 verses about sinful thoughts across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?”
“For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.”
“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.”
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.”
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,”
“Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,”
“For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil.”
“¶ Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.”
“¶ Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.”
“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”
“‹But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.›”
“Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.”
“For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.”
“For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:”
“Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.”
“But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.”
“Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.”
“For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:”
“That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;”
“Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:”
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.”
“Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee.”
“‹Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:›”
“‹For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,›”
“And he said, ‹That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.›”
“‹All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.›”
“‹For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:›”
“‹These are› [the things] ‹which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.›”