28 Bible Verses about Avoiding Sin

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous so that he will forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from every unrighteousness.

He who covers his transgressions shall not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them shall obtain mercy.

He therefore who knows to do good, and is not doing it, to him it is sin.

Be not led astray. Evil associations corrupt good habits.

Now I beseech you, brothers, watch out for those who make the divisions and the stumbling blocks, contrary to the doctrine that ye learned, and turn away from them.

Truly I say to you, that all the sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies, as many as they may blaspheme. But whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit has no forgiveness, into the age, but is deserving of eternal damnation,

No temptation has taken you except is common to man. But God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able, but with the temptation will also make the way to escape, to enable you to endure.

Every man doing sin also does lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.

Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.

Now the works of the flesh are apparent, which are, adultery, fornication, uncleanness, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strifes, jealousies, wraths, selfish ambitions, dissentions, factions, envyings, murders, intoxications, revelings, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, as I also did forewarn, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

But clothe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no forethought for lusts of the flesh.

But I say to you, that every man who looks on a woman to crave her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

And flee juvenile impulses, but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.

Therefore we also, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, having put off every weight and cleverly entangling sin, let us run by perseverance the contest being set before us.

But I say, walk in Spirit and ye will, no, not fulfill a lust of flesh.

Enter ye in by the narrow gate, because wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter through it. How narrow is the gate, and restricted the way, that leads to life, and few are those who find it.

And Peter said to them, Repent ye, and be immersed each of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

And then I will profess to them, I never acknowledged you. Depart from me, ye who work lawlessness.

Blessed are those doing his commandments, so that their right will be to the tree of life, and they may enter in the gates into the city.

Because from works of law no flesh will be made right before him, for through law is knowledge of sin.

Confess ye the trespasses to each other, and pray for each other so that ye may be healed. A working supplication of a righteous man is very powerful.

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out from her, my people, so that ye may not participate with her sins, and that ye may not receive from her plagues.

And every man who will speak a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him, but to him who blasphemed against the Holy Spirit it will not be forgiven.