34 Bible Verses about Temptation, Resisting

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

He shall seduce with flattery those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action.

My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding;

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation."

But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

And when he came to the place, he said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation."

And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire.

Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.

You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.

Brothers,if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.

Abstain from every form of evil.

My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason; like Sheol let us swallow them alive, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;read more.
we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder; throw in your lot among us; we will all have one purse"-- my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths,

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.

And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, "Lie with me." But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge. He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except yourself, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?"read more.
And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her.

But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?"In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

Then I set before the Rechabites pitchers full of wine, and cups, and I said to them, "Drink wine." But they answered, "We will drink no wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, 'You shall not drink wine, neither you nor your sons forever.

But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king's food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself.

But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"

And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'"

Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

And Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For it is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"

And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"