10 Bible Verses about Addictions

Promising them freedom, they themselves are slaves to depravity, for a person is a slave to whatever conquers him.

Jesus answered them, "Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, that everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.

For I have often told you, and now tell you even with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross of the Messiah. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on worldly things.

Likewise, older women are to show their reverence for God by their behavior. They are not to be gossips or addicted to alcohol, but to be examples of goodness.

For when you were slaves of sin, you were "free" as far as righteousness was concerned. What benefit did you get from doing those things you are now ashamed of? For those things resulted in death.

Wine causes mocking, and beer causes fights; everyone led astray by them lacks wisdom.

Pleasure lovers become poor; loving wine and oil doesn't bring riches.

But people who want to get rich keep toppling into temptation and are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires that plunge them into destruction and ruin. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, in their eagerness to get rich, have wandered away from the faith and caused themselves a lot of pain.

Now listen, you rich people! Cry and moan over the miseries that are overtaking you. Your riches are rotten, your clothes have been eaten by moths, your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be used as evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasures in these last days.

Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is helpful. Everything is permissible for me, but I will not allow anything to control me.