Bible Verses about “lust”
The Bible contains 14 verses about lust across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Flee sexual immorality! "Every sin that a man does is outside the body," but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.”
“but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.”
“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.”
“But each one is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.”
“Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.”
“For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,”
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won't fulfill the lust of the flesh.”
“that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor,”
“Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;”
“not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don't know God;”
“Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”
“Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;”
“Don't lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.”
“"I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?”