James 1:14

Testing And Tempting

¹³ Let no one say, when he is tempted, "It is God who is tempting me!" For God, who cannot be tempted to do wrong, does not himself tempt any one. ¹⁴ A man is in every case tempted by his own passions--allured and enticed by them. ¹⁵ Then Passion conceives and gives birth to Sin, and Sin, on reaching maturity, brings forth Death.

Sin

Matthew 5:28

I, however, say to you that any one who looks at a woman with an impure intention has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 15:18

But the things that come out from the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile a man;

Matthew 15:20

These are the things that defile a man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man."

Mark 7:21-22

For it is from within, out of the hearts of men, that there come evil thoughts--unchastity, theft, murder, adultery,

Romans 7:11

Sin took advantage of the Commandment to deceive me, and used it to bring about my Death.

Romans 7:13

Did, then, a thing, which in itself was good, involve Death in my case? Heaven forbid! It was sin that involved Death; so that, by its use of what I regarded as good to bring about my Death, its true nature might appear; and in this way the Commandment showed how intensely sinful sin is.

Ephesians 4:22

For you learned with regard to your former way of living that you must cast off your old nature, which, yielding to deluding passions, grows corrupt;

Hebrews 3:13

Rather encourage one another daily--while there is a 'To-day'--to prevent any one among you from being hardened by the deceitfulness of Sin.

James 4:1-2

What is the cause of the fighting and quarreling that goes on among you? Is not it to be found in the desires which are always at war within you?