28 Bible Verses about Avoiding Sin

For the reward of sin is death; but what God freely gives is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.

For all have done wrong and are far from the glory of God;

If we say openly that we have done wrong, he is upright and true to his word, giving us forgiveness of sins and making us clean from all evil.

He who keeps his sins secret will not do well; but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy.

The man who has knowledge of how to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

Do not be tricked by false words: evil company does damage to good behaviour.

Now, it is my desire, brothers, that you will take note of those who are causing division and trouble among you, quite against the teaching which was given to you: and keep away from them.

Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say: But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but the evil he has done will be with him for ever:

You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.

Everyone who is a sinner goes against the law, for sin is going against the law.

And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.

Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses, Worship of images, use of strange powers, hates, fighting, desire for what another has, angry feelings, attempts to get the better of others, divisions, false teachings, Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God.

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not give thought to the flesh to do its desires.

But I say to you that everyone whose eyes are turned on a woman with desire has had connection with her in his heart.

The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

For this cause, my dear brothers, give no worship to false gods.

But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.

For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,

But I say, Go on in the Spirit, and you will not come under the rule of the evil desires of the flesh.

Go in by the narrow door; for wide is the door and open is the way which goes to destruction, and great numbers go in by it. For narrow is the door and hard the road to life, and only a small number make discovery of it.

And Peter said, Let your hearts be changed, every one of you, and have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will have the Holy Spirit given to you.

And then will I say to them, I never had knowledge of you: go from me, you workers of evil.

A blessing on those whose robes are washed, so that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may go in by the doors into the town.

Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

So then, make a statement of your sins to one another, and say prayers for one another so that you may be made well. The prayer of a good man is full of power in its working.

Keep from every form of evil.

And another voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Come out of her, my people, so that you may have no part in her sins and in her punishments.

And if anyone says a word against the Son of man, he will have forgiveness: but for him who says evil words against the Holy Spirit, there will be no forgiveness.