10 Bible Verses about Addictions
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Promising them liberty, they being servants of corruption: for by whom any is conquered, by him has he been made to serve.
Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, say I to you, That every one doing sin, is servant of sin.
(For many walk, of whom I said to you often, and now also say weeping, the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end destruction, whose God the belly, and their glory in shame, having in mind earthly things.)
The aged women likewise, becoming holy in a serene state of mind, not accusers, not slaves to much wine, teachers of good;
For when ye were servants to sin, ye were free to justice. Therefore what fruit had ye then of what ye are now ashamed? for the end of these, death.
Wine is mocking, strong drink is noisy: and every one going astray by it will not be wise.
A man of poverty loving joy: he loving wine and oil shall not be rich.
And they wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many eager desires, unwise and hurtful, which sink men into ruin and perdition. For the root of all evils is the love of money: which some striving for, have been led astray from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many pains.
Come on now, ye rich, weep, uttering loud cries of grief for the misfortunes coming upon you. Your riches have become corrupted, and your garments have been moth eaten; Your gold and silver is become rusty; and their rust shall be for a witness to you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have gathered up treasures in the last days.
All things are lawful to me, but all are not profitable: all are lawful to me, but I will not be exercised by power under any.