Bible Verses About Temptation: Resistance to temptation

Nowe therefore after these thinges, his masters wife cast her eyes vpon Ioseph, and saide, Lye with me.

But he refused and said to his masters wife, Beholde, my master knoweth not what he hath in the house with me, but hath committed all that he hath to mine hande.

There is no man greater in this house then I: neither hath he kept any thing from me, but only thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickednes and so sinne against God?

And albeit she spake to Ioseph day by day, yet he hearkened not vnto her, to lye with her, or to be in her company.

The we prayed vnto our God, and set watchmen by them, day and night, because of them.

I made a couenant with mine eyes: why then should I thinke on a mayde?

If I haue walked in vanitie, or if my foote hath made haste to deceite,

Let God weigh me in the iust balance, and he shall know mine vprightnes.

If my steppe hath turned out of the way, or mine heart hath walked after mine eye, or if any blot hath cleaued to mine handes,

Let me sowe, and let another eate: yea, let my plantes be rooted out.

If mine heart hath bene deceiued by a woman, or if I haue layde wayte at the doore of my neighbour,

Let my wife grinde vnto another man, and let other men bow downe vpon her:

For this is a wickednes, and iniquitie to bee condemned:

Yea, this is a fire that shall deuoure to destruction, and which shall roote out al mine increase,

If I did contemne the iudgement of my seruant, and of my mayde, when they did contend with me,

What then shall I do when God standeth vp? and when he shall visit me, what shall I answere?

He that hath made me in the wombe, hath he not made him? hath not he alone facioned vs in the wombe?

If I restrained the poore of their desire, or haue caused the eyes of the widow to faile,

Or haue eaten my morsels alone, and the fatherles hath not eaten thereof,

If I haue seene any perish for want of clothing, or any poore without couering,

If his loynes haue not blessed me, because he was warmed with the fleece of my sheepe,

If I haue lift vp mine hande against the fatherlesse, when I saw that I might helpe him in the gate,

Let mine arme fal from my shoulder, and mine arme be broken from the bone.

For Gods punishment was fearefull vnto me, and I could not be deliuered from his highnes.

If I made gold mine hope, or haue sayd to the wedge of golde, Thou art my confidence,