28 Bible Verses about Avoiding Sin

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

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

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

He who covers his sins shall not be blessed; but whoever confesses and leaves them shall have mercy.

Therefore to him who knows to do good, and does not do it, to him it is sin.

Do not be deceived; evil companionships corrupt good habits.

And I exhort you, brothers, to watch those making divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned, and avoid them.

Truly I say to you, All sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and blasphemies with which they shall blaspheme. But he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never shall have forgiveness, but is liable to eternal condemnation.

No temptation has taken you but what is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but with the temptation also will make a way to escape, so that you may be able to bear it.

Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness.

Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Now the works of the flesh are clearly revealed, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lustfulness, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, fightings, jealousies, angers, rivalries, divisions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revelings, and things like these; of which I tell you before, as I also said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not take thought beforehand for the lusts of the flesh.

But I say to you that whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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

Therefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

But flee youthful lusts, and follow righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Therefore since we also are surrounded with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily besets us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

I say, then, Walk in the Spirit and you shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.

Go in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many there are who go in through it. Because narrow is the gate and constricted is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Then Peter said to them, Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ to remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

And then I will say to them I never knew you! Depart from Me, those working lawlessness!

Blessed are they who do His commandments, that their authority will be over the Tree of Life, and they may enter in by the gates into the city.

because by the works of the Law none of all flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law is the knowledge of sin.

Confess faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous one avails much.

Abstain from every appearance of evil.

And I heard another voice from Heaven, saying, Come out of her, My people, that you may not be partakers of her sins, and that you may not receive of her plagues.

And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him. But to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven.