17 Bible Verses about Addiction

Promising, freedom to them, they themselves, being all the while, slaves of corruption, - for, by whom one hath been defeated, by the same, hath he become enslaved, -

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you: Every one who committeth sin, is, a slave, of sin:

Trial, hath not taken you, save such as man can bear; faithful, moreover is God, who will not suffer you to be tried above what ye are able, but will make, with the trial, also the way of escape, that ye may be able to hold out.

He brought them forth out of darkness and death-shade, and, their fetters, he tare off.

All the toil of man, is for his mouth, - though, even the desire, is not satisfied!

And besides, from them, my son, be admonished, - Of making many books, there is no end, and, much study, is a weariness of the flesh.

Ministers, in the same way, - dignified, not double-tongued, not, to much wine, given, not greedy of base gain,

Not given to wine, not ready to wound, but considerate, averse to contention, not fond of money,

But, now, I have written unto you not to be mixing yourselves up, - if anyone named a brother, be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner, with such a one as this, not so much, as to be eating together,

For it is needful that the overseer be - unaccusable, as God's steward, not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not ready to wound, not seeking gain by base means,

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners - shall inherit, God's kingdom.

Wherein, ye also, walked, at one time, when ye were living in these things;

And bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.

In human fashion am I speaking, because of the weakness of your flesh; - for, just as ye presented your members as servants unto impurity and unto lawlessness for lawlessness, so now, present ye your members as servants unto righteousness for sanctification. For, when ye were servants of sin, ye were free as to righteousness; -

For, many, are walking - of whom I have often been telling you, and, now, even weeping, am telling, - the enemies of the cross of the Christ; Whose, end, is destruction, whose, God, is the belly, and whose , glory, is in their shame, who, upon the earthly things, are resolved.

If then, the Son, shall make you free, really free, shall ye be.