Bible Verses About Temptation

I haue deckt my bed with ornaments, carpets and laces of Egypt.

I haue perfumed my bedde with myrrhe, aloes, and cynamom.

Come, let vs take our fill of loue vntill the morning: let vs take our pleasure in daliance.

For mine husband is not at home: he is gone a iourney farre off.

He hath taken with him a bagge of siluer, and will come home at the day appointed.

Thus with her great craft she caused him to yeelde, and with her flattering lips she entised him.

And he followed her straight wayes, as an oxe that goeth to the slaughter, and as a foole to the stockes for correction,

Till a dart strike through his liuer, as a bird hasteth to the snare, not knowing that he is in danger.

To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,

Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,

Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.

The righteous is more excellent then his neighbour: but the way of the wicked will deceiue them.

The instruction of a wise man is as the welspring of life, to turne away from the snares of death.

The feare of the Lord is as a welspring of life, to auoyde the snares of death.

A wicked man deceiueth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

My sonne, heare no more the instruction, that causeth to erre from ye words of knowledge.

He that causeth the righteous to go astray by an euill way, shall fall into his owne pit, and the vpright shall inherite good things.

A faythfull man shall abound in blessings, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be innocent.

Least I be full, and denie thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or least I be poore and steale, and take the Name of my God in vaine.

It is farre off, what may it be? and it is a profound deepenesse, who can finde it?

Hee that walketh in iustice, and speaketh righteous things, refusing gaine of oppression, shaking his handes from taking of gifts, stopping his eares from hearing of blood, and shutting his eyes from seeing euill.

He shall dwell on hie: his defence shall be the munitions of rockes: bread shalbe giuen him, and his waters shalbe sure.

And as a wilde asse, vsed to the wildernesse, that snuffeth vp the winde by occasion at her pleasure: who can turne her backe? all they that seeke her, will not wearie themselues, but wil finde her in her moneth.

Keepe thou thy feete from barenes, and thy throte from thirst: but thou saidest desperately, No, for I haue loued strangers, and them will I follow.

And I set before the sonnes of the house of the Rechabites, pots full of wine, and cuppes, and said vnto them, Drinke wine.