25 Bible Verses about Avoiding Sin

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life by 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 just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us from all wickedness.

He therefore that knows how to do good and does it not, to him it is sin.

Be not deceived; evil companionships corrupt good morals.

I exhort you, brothers, to observe those that cause dissensions and offenses contrary to the teaching which you learned, and avoid them;

I tell you truly, That all sins and blasphemies with which they blaspheme shall be forgiven the children of men; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit shall never have forgiveness, but is the subject of an eternal mistake;

For no trial has befallen you but what is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not permit you to be tried beyond what you are able, but with the trial will order the event, that you may be able to endure.

Every one that commits sin commits also wickedness, and sin is wickedness.

For the works of the flesh are manifest, which are, fornication, impurity, lewdness, idolatry, magic, enmities, strife, envy, anger, contentions, dissensions, heresies, murders, drunkenness, revellings and the like, of which I tell you before, as I have also previously told you, that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for desires of the flesh.

but I tell you, that every one who looks on a woman to desire her inordinately, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Wherefore, my beloved, avoid idolatry.

But avoid youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

Therefore also we, having so great a cloud of witnesses lying around us, laying aside every impediment and sin which entirely surrounds us, let us run with patience the race set before us,

And I say, walk in the Spirit and perform not the desire of the flesh.

Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate; and spacious the way which leads to destruction, and many are they that enter in by it; for narrow is the gate, and compressed the way which leads to life, and few are those who find it.

And Peter said to them, Change your minds, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

and then will I confess to them, I never knew you; depart from me you that commit wickedness.

Blessed are they that keep his commandments, that they may have a right to the tree of life, and enter by the gates into the city.

Wherefore by the works of the law there shall no flesh be justified is his sight, for by the law there is an acknowledgment of sin.

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be cured, for the prayer of the righteous operates with great power.

abstain from every form of evil.

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that you may not partake of her sins, and receive of her plagues;

And every one that speaks a word against the Son of man shall have forgiveness; but he that blasphemes against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven.