Bible Verses About Temptation

I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Come, let’s take our fill of loving until the morning. Let’s solace ourselves with loving.

For my husband isn’t at home. He has gone on a long journey.

He has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon.”

With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.

He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool stepping into a noose.

Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn’t know that it will cost his life.

To call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

“Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.”

A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death.

The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.

A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.

If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he will fall into his own trap; but the blameless will inherit good.

A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.

He who walks righteously, and speaks blamelessly; He who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil—

he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.

a wild donkey used to the wilderness, that snuffs up the wind in her desire. When she is in heat, who can turn her away? All those who seek her will not weary themselves. In her month, they will find her.

“Withhold your foot from being unshod, and your throat from thirst. But you said, ‘It is in vain. No, for I have loved strangers, and I will go after them.’

I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, Drink wine!