7 Bible Verses about Worldly Pleasures, Nature Of

Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality,

“They sing to the timbrel and harp
And rejoice at the sound of the flute.
“They spend their days in prosperity,
And suddenly they go down to Sheol.

choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,

The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

He took this from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool and made it into a molten calf; and they said, “This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”

Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play.”

Now the lords of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice, for they said,
“Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands.”
When the people saw him, they praised their god, for they said,
“Our god has given our enemy into our hands,
Even the destroyer of our country,
Who has slain many of us.”
It so happened when they were in high spirits, that they said, “Call for Samson, that he may amuse us.” So they called for Samson from the prison, and he entertained them. And they made him stand between the pillars.