25 Bible Verses about Abandoning Things

a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. Put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, in Egypt; and serve the LORD.

"Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD, the God of Israel."

They put away the foreign gods from among them, and served the LORD; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

She caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me." He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside.

When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had run outside,

It happened, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and ran outside."

and it happened, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and ran outside."

He, casting away his cloak, jumped up, and came to Jesus.

They went after them to the Jordan; and behold, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. The messengers returned, and told the king.

As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

On the third day, they threw out the ship's tackle with their own hands.

When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

Strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: on the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the watercourses of the land; and all the peoples of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.

therefore, you mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD: "Thus says the Lord GOD to the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes and to the cities that are forsaken, which are become a prey and derision to the residue of the nations that are all around;

leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

but he left the linen cloth, and fled naked.

"Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?

Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

They left their images there; and David and his men took them away.

They left their gods there; and David gave commandment, and they were burned with fire.

So the woman left her water pot, and went away into the city, and said to the people,

For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.

You, even of yourself, shall discontinue from your heritage that I gave you; and I will cause you to serve your enemies in the land which you do not know: for you have kindled a fire in my anger which shall burn forever."

Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? Shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?