50 Bible Verses about Lust
Lust, in its various forms, has been a timeless struggle for humanity, and the Bible offers valuable insights and guidance on how to confront and overcome it.
In this collection of verses, we will delve into the teachings of the Scriptures, seeking wisdom on how to navigate the powerful and often destructive force of lust. These verses touch upon issues such as sexual purity, self-control, and the consequences of yielding to impure desires.
Join us on this journey as we uncover the biblical perspective on lust and discover the path towards holiness, self-discipline, and a deeper connection with God.
50 Bible Verses about Lust
Matthew 5:28
“But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
Galatians 5:16
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”
1 John 2:16
“For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.”
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5
“For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God.”
1 Corinthians 6:18
“Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.”
James 1:14-15
“But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.”
2 Timothy 2:22
“So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.”
Colossians 3:5
“Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.”
Romans 6:12
“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.”
1 Corinthians 10:13
“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation, he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”
Ephesians 5:3
“But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.”
Proverbs 6:25
“Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes.”
Romans 13:14
“But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.”
1 Peter 2:11
“Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.”
Job 31:1
“I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?”
2 Peter 2:18
“For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error.”
1 Timothy 6:9
“But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.”
Proverbs 5:3-4
“For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil, but in the end, she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.”
Mark 7:21-22
“For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.”
Proverbs 6:27
“Can a man carry fire next to his chest and his clothes not be burned?”
1 Corinthians 7:9
“But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.”
Proverbs 6:32-33
“He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself. He will get wounds and dishonor, and his disgrace will not be wiped away.”
1 Corinthians 7:1-2
“Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: ‘It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.’ But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.”
Proverbs 7:25-27
“Let not your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths, for many a victim has she laid low, and all her slain are a mighty throng. Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.”
Romans 8:5-6
“For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.”
2 Timothy 2:16-17
“But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene.”
1 Thessalonians 4:4-5
“That each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God.”
Ephesians 4:22
“To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires.”
2 Samuel 11:2
“It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.”
Proverbs 5:8
“Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house.”
1 John 2:15-16
“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.”
1 Corinthians 7:5
“Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.”
Romans 13:13
“Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy.”
2 Corinthians 12:21
“I fear that when I come again my God may humble me before you, and I may have to mourn over many of those who sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and sensuality that they have practiced.”
Proverbs 9:17-18
“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. But he does not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.”
2 Peter 1:4
“By which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.”
1 Peter 4:3
“For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.”
Proverbs 2:16-19
“So you will be delivered from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words, who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God; for her house sinks down to death, and her paths to the departed; none who go to her come back, nor do they regain the paths of life.”
2 Timothy 3:6
“For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions.”
1 Corinthians 5:9-11
“I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.”
Matthew 5:29
“If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.”
Proverbs 6:18
“A heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil.”
Ephesians 5:18
“And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit.”
Proverbs 4:23
“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.”
Job 31:11
“For that would be a heinous crime; that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges.”
Proverbs 2:11
“Discretion will watch over you, understanding will guard you.”
Proverbs 21:25
“The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.”
2 Peter 2:7
“And if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked.”
Ephesians 4:19
“They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.”
Romans 1:24-27
“Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. For this reason, God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.”
2 Corinthians 7:1
“Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.”
Proverbs 23:31
“Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.”
Romans 13:14
“But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.”
Psalm 119:37
“Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.”
2 Samuel 13:1-2
“Now Absalom, David’s son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David’s son, loved her. And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her.”
1 Corinthians 9:27
“But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.”
1 Peter 1:14
“As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance.”
Proverbs 14:30
“A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.”
2 Corinthians 11:2
“For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.”
1 Corinthians 6:15-20
“Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, ‘The two will become one flesh.’ But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”
Conclusion
These verses emphasize the importance of controlling one’s desires, avoiding sexual immorality, and seeking holiness. Lust is portrayed as a temptation that can lead to sin and spiritual harm, but it is also countered by the call to live in purity, self-control, and obedience to God’s commands.
Lust, in its various forms, can lead to moral and spiritual harm, and the Bible provides clear principles for navigating this struggle.
Throughout these verses, we have seen the importance of self-control, the call to flee from sexual immorality, and the reminder that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. These teachings emphasize the need to resist the allure of lust and to pursue holiness and purity in our lives.
While the battle against lust is ongoing, the Bible assures us that through faith, prayer, and reliance on God’s strength, we can overcome this temptation and live lives that are pleasing to Him. May these verses serve as a source of encouragement, guidance, and hope as we strive for purity and righteousness in our journey of faith.
