14 Bible Verses about Bad Thoughts

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are reputable, if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, consider these things;

destroying [false] reasonings and every height which is exalted against the knowledge of God, and subjecting every thought to the obedience of Christ,

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

The good man out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil man out of the evil brings forth evil; for out of the abundance of the heart its mouth speaks.

For God gave us not a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Be subject therefore to God; resist the devil and he will flee from you;

For the word of God is living, and effective, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and reaching even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrows, and distinguishes thoughts and intentions of mind;

and be not conformed to this life, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, that you may prove what is the will of God which is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

For they who are according to the flesh mind the things of the flesh, but they who are according to the spirit the things of the spirit;

But every one is tempted when he is drawn away by his desires, and enticed; then the desire taking effect produces sin, and sin being finished brings forth death.

Whence, holy brothers, partakers of the heavenly call, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Jesus,

for the minding of the flesh is death, but the minding of the Spirit is life and peace.

that you should lay aside your former mode of life the old man destroyed by deceitful desires, and be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and put on the new man, created after God in righteousness and true holiness.

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.