Bible Verses about “breaking bad habits”
The Bible contains 37 verses about breaking bad habits across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.”
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
“I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.”
“Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.”
“No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”
“casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.”
“Don't love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father's love isn't in him.”
“Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.”
“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's.”
“Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.”
“The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.”
“Don't you know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?”
“Don't be deceived! "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."”
“But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.”
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.”
“Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.”
“Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don't give up.”
“neither give place to the devil.”
“bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.”
“But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.”
“For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;”
“for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.”
“but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.”
“and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,”
“that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;”
“and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.”
“Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;”
“Put on therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;”
“Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.”
“Don't lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,”
“where there can't be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.”
“and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,”
“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.”
“He who conceals his sins doesn't prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.”
“for which things' sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.”
“You also once walked in those, when you lived in them;”
“"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and don't do the things which I say?”