8 Bible Verses about Addictions

promising them liberty, while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what one is overcome by this he has become enslaved.

Jesus answered them, "Verily, verily, I say to you, every one who commits sin is a slave of sin.

For many are walking, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ. whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who are thinking of earthly things.

that aged women, in like manner, be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

For, when ye were slaves of sin, ye were free as to righteousness. What fruit, therefore, had ye then in the things of which ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

But those, purposing to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful desires, which, indeed, sink men into destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all the evils; which some reaching after wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Come now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you! Your wealth has become corrupted, and your garments have become moth-eaten. Your gold and silver are covered with rust, and their rust will be for a witness against you, and will eat your flesh, as fire. Ye laid up treasures in the last days!

All things are lawful for me; but all are not profitable. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the control of any.