James 1:14

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But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

Whence come wars and strifes among you? Come they not hence, even of your passions, which war in your members?

But I say to you, Whoever looks upon a woman to cherish desire for her, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

But those things which go out from the mouth, come from the heart; and these defile the man.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the purposes which are evil: adulteries, lewd actions, murders,

For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

that, as to your former life, you put off the old man, which is corrupt, according to its deceitful desires,

But exhort one another daily, while it is called To-day, lest any of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

And he said: What comes out of the man, is that which defiles the man.