17 Bible Verses about Licentiousness
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Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
But I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage; lest, by any means, after having preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
lest, when I come again, my God should humble me before you, and I should mourn for many of those who have heretofore sinned, and repented not of the uncleanness, and fornication and lasciviousness which they practiced.
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strifes, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties, envyings, drunkenness, revelings, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, as I also said before, that those practicing such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God.
This, therefore, I say, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their hearts; who, indeed, having become without feeling, delivered themselves up to lasciviousness for the working of all uncleanness with greediness.
For this ye know, assuredly, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man (who is an idolater), has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.
Make dead, therefore, your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which, indeed, is idolatry;
For of these are those who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, and led on by manifold desires,
that ye no longer live the rest of your time in the flesh to the desires of men, but to the will of God.
but sin, taking occasion through the commandment, wrought in me all manner of coveting; for apart from law sin is dead.
As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in revellings and drunkenness, not in lewdness and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy;
And He said, "That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, covetings, wickednesses, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:read more.
all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man."
For the time past is sufficient to have wrought the will of the gentiles, having walked in wantonness, lusts, wine-bibbings, revelings, carousings, and impious idolatries;
who, indeed, having become without feeling, delivered themselves up to lasciviousness for the working of all uncleanness with greediness. But ye did not so learn Christ;
For there crept in stealthily certain men, who of old were set forth for this condemnation, ungodly men, changing the grace of our God into lasciviousness; and denying the only Master and our Lord Jesus Christ.
who, indeed, having become without feeling, delivered themselves up to lasciviousness for the working of all uncleanness with greediness.