13 Bible Verses about Pleasure Seekers
Most Relevant Verses
Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
and behold, joy and gladness, killing oxen and slaughtering sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine. "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."
For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
Now therefore hear this, you lover of pleasures, who sit securely, who say in your heart, "I am, and there is no one besides me; I shall not sit as a widow or know the loss of children":
These two things shall come to you in a moment, in one day; the loss of children and widowhood shall come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the great power of your enchantments.
And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.'
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
suffering wrong as the wage for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, while they feast with you.
