Sexual Sins

 

The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

• 1 Corinthians 6:13

 

Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

• 1 Corinthians 6:18-20

 

It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality.

• 1 Thessalonians 4:3

 

Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

• 1 Corinthians 7:8-9

 

Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.

• 1 Corinthians 7:1-2

 

A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.

• Proverbs 31:10

 

Nevertheless he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has so determined in his heart that he will keep his virgin, does well.

• 1 Corinthians 7:37

 

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

• 1 Corinthians 10:13

 

These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among men and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb.

• Revelation 14:4

 

Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

• Hebrews 13:4

 

Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!

• 1 Corinthians 6:15

 

Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

• James 1:12

 

Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

• Hebrews 2:18

 

If this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

• 2 Peter 2:9

 

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are, yet was without sin. Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

• Hebrews 4:15-16

Self-Righteousness

 

“But you have said in my hearing—I heard the very words—‘I am pure, I have done no wrong; I am clean and free from sin.”

• Job 33:8-9

 

“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I will be cleared by God.’ “

• Job 35:2

 

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

• Isaiah 5:21

 

Indeed, God does not listen to their empty plea; the Almighty pays no attention to it.

• Job 35:13

 

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

• Proverbs 26:12

 

If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

• Galatians 6:3

 

But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.” For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

• 2 Corinthians 10:17-18

 

All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away.

• Isaiah 64:6

 

The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the Lord will prosper. Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.

• Proverbs 28:25-26

 

He said to them,  “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.”

• Luke 16:15

 

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

• Proverbs 27:2

 

Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

• John 9:41

Self-Denial

 

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a man give in exchange for his life?”

• Matthew 16:24-26

 

Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.

• Romans 8:12-13

 

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

• Galatians 5:24

 

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.

• Titus 2:11-12

 

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to them, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come, eternal life.”

• Luke 18:29-30

 

But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.

• Matthew 5:39-41

Seeking God

 

He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.”

• 2 Chronicles 15:2

 

Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers righteousness on you.

• Hosea 10:12

 

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

• Hebrews 11:6

 

God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

• Acts 17:27

 

 This is what the Lord says to the house of Israel: “Seek me and live.”

• Amos 5:4

 

But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.

• Deuteronomy 4:29

 

I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.”

• Ezra 8:22

 

“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.”

• 1 Chronicles 28:9

 

But if you will seek God earnestly and plead with the Almighty, if you are pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself on your behalf and restore you to your prosperous state.

• Job 8:5-6

 

Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.

• Psalm 9:10

 

The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him.

• Lamentation 3:25

Salvation

 

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!” Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ ”

• John 3:3-7

 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: the old has gone, the new has come!

• 2 Corinthians 5:17

 

As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins.

• Ephesians 2:1

 

This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

• 1 Timothy 2:3-4

 

My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

• 1 John 2:1-2

 

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

• 2 Corinthians 5:21

 

When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins.

• Colossians 2:13

 

This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance. That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe.

• 1 Timothy 4:9-10

 

But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!

• Romans 5:15

 

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior.

• Titus 3:4-6

Righteousness

 

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.

• Psalm 84:11

 

The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

• Psalm 34:10

 

What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.

• Proverbs 10:24

 

Misfortune pursues the sinner, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.

• Proverbs 13:21

 

A good man obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord condemns a crafty man.

• Proverbs 12:2

 

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 

• Matthew 6:33

 

Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.

• Proverbs 11:28

 

Then people will say, “Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth.”

• Psalm 58:11

 

Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

• Psalm 5:12

 

From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.

• Psalm 3:8

 

Whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God.

• 1 Corinthians 3:22-23

 

He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?

• Romans 8:32

 

Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.

• Isaiah 3:10

 

Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

• Psalm 23:6

Repentance

 

“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!”

• Mark 1:15

 

They went out and preached that people should repent.

• Mark 6:12

 

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

• Psalm 34:18

 

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

• Psalm 147:3

 

If you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent, then you will lift up your face without shame; you will stand firm and without fear.

• Job 11:14-15

 

“But if a wicked man turns away from all the sins he has committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die. None of the offenses he has committed will be remembered against him. Because of the righteous things he has done, he will live.”

• Ezekiel 18:21-22

God’s Protection

 

The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

• Proverbs 18:10

 

You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the wild animals.

• Job 5:22

 

You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety. You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid, and many will court your favor.

• Job 11:18-19

 

The Lord will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

• Psalm 121:7-8

 

When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

• Proverbs 3:24

 

Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?

• 1 Peter 3:13

 

About Benjamin he said: “Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders.”

• Deuteronomy 33:12

 

He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.

• Psalm 112:7

 

If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.

• Psalm 91:9-10

 

But now, this is what the Lord says—he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.”

• Isaiah 43:1-2

 

They will no longer be plundered by the nations, nor will wild animals devour them. They will live in safety, and no one will make them afraid.

• Ezekiel 34:28

 

“But whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.”

• Proverbs 1:33

 

In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.

• Psalm 4:8

 

The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?

• Psalm 27:1

Prisoners

 

But this is what the Lord says: “Yes, captives will be taken from warriors, and plunder retrieved from the fierce; I will contend with those who contend with you, and your children I will save.”

• Isaiah 49:25

 

Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the Lord your God will gather you and bring you back.

• Deuteronomy 30:4

 

The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his captive people.

• Psalm 69:33

 

He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.

• Psalm 107:14

 

He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free.

• Psalm 146:7

 

God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

• Psalm 68:6

Pride

 

Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

• Proverbs 16:18

 

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

• Isaiah 5:21

 

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

• Proverbs 26:12

 

Look at every proud man and humble him, crush the wicked where they stand.

• Job 40:12

 

Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin!

• Proverbs 21:4

 

You rebuke the arrogant, who are cursed and who stray from your commands.

• Psalm 119:21

 

The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the Lord will prosper. Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.

• Proverbs 28:25-26

 

To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.

• Proverbs 8:13

 

Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.

• Proverbs 27:2

 

He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.

• Luke 16:15

 

But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.” For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

• 2 Corinthians 10:17-18

 

How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

• John 5:44

 

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”

• Mark 9:35