17 Bible Verses about Addiction

While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever commits sin is the servant of sin.

There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands asunder.

All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

And further, my son, be admonished by these: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of dishonest gain;

Not given to wine, not violent, not greedy of money; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no not to eat.

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not violent, not given to dishonest gain;

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

In which you also once walked, when you lived in them.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

I speak after the manner of men because of the weakness of your flesh: for as you have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. For when you were the servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.

(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.