Bible Verses About Lasciviousness

For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.

He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.”

With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.

He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,

until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.

Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.

Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.

For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.

Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.

The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.

She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,

calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.

“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”

But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:

the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.

All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.

They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.