18 Bible Verses about Bad Thoughts

As to the rest, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever venerable, whatever just, whatever pure, whatever lovely, whatever prosperous; if any ability, and if any praise, reckon up these things.

Taking down reckonings, and every elevation lifted up against the knowledge of God, and taking captive every thought to the obedience of Christ;

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not consideration for the flesh, for the passions.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forward the good thing; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart, brings forward the evil thing: for out of the abundance of the heart does his month speak.

Guard thy heart with all watching, for from it the goings forth of life.

Like him estimating evil in his soul, so is he: Eat and drink, he will say to thee; and his heart not with thee.

For God gave not to us the spirit of timidity; but of power, and love, and of soundness of mind.

Be subjected therefore to God. Resist the accuser, and he will flee from you.

In the multitude of my thoughts in my midst thy consolations will delight my soul.

For the word of God living, and effective, and more piercing than any two-mouthed sword, and penetrating even to the division both of soul and spirit, both the joints and marrows, and a critic of the reflections and thoughts of the heart.

And be ye not conformed to this life, but be transformed by the renovation of your mind, for you to prove what the good, and the pleasing, and the perfected will of God.

For they being according to the flesh mind things of the flesh; and they according to the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

And each is tempted from his own lust, being drawn out, and decoyed. So then lust conceiving, brings forth sin: and sin performed, produces death.

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, observe the sent and Chief Priest of our assent, Christ Jesus;

For the thought of the flesh, death; and the thought of the Spirit, life and peace.

For you to put away according to the former mode of life the old man, corrupted according to the eager desires of deceit; And to be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And to put on the new man, created according to God in justice and sanctity of truth.

But I say to you, That every one seeing a woman, to eagerly desire her, has already committed adultery with her, in his heart.

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength, seek his face always.