18 Bible Verses about Bad Thoughts

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as are grave, as many as are righteous, as many as are pure, as many as are lovely, as many as are of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,

but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and for the flesh take no forethought -- for desires.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which is evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.

Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it are the outgoings of life.

For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee.

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;

In the abundance of my thoughts within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.

for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what is the will of God -- the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

For those who are according to the flesh, the things of the flesh do mind; and those according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit;

and each one is tempted, by his own desires being led away and enticed, afterward the desire having conceived, doth give birth to sin, and the sin having been perfected, doth bring forth death.

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Christ Jesus,

for the mind of the flesh is death, and the mind of the Spirit -- life and peace;

ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit, and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.

but I -- I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.