Temptation: General Scriptures Concerning

Scripture references

Gen 3:1–13 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the
Gen 20:6 Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this
Exo 34:12–16 Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you
Deu 7:25 You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and
Deu 8:11–14, 17, 18 Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep
Deu 13:3 you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD
1Ch 21:1 Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of
2Ch 32:30, 31 It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon
Psa 119:165 Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your instruction; nothing can
Pro 1:10–17 My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them. / If they say,
Pro 2:10–12, 16 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your
Pro 4:14, 15 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of
Pro 5:6–21 She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways
Pro 6:27, 28 Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? / Can a man walk
Pro 7:7–23 I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking
Pro 9:15–17 calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight. /
Pro 12:26 A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked
Pro 13:14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the
Pro 14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares
Pro 16:29 A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not
Pro 19:27 If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words
Pro 28:10 He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own
Ecc 7:26 And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is
Isa 33:15, 16 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain
Jer 2:24, 25 a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat
Jer 35:5–7 Then I set pitchers full of wine and some cups before the men of the
Hos 7:5 The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins
Amo 2:12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to
Mat 4:1–11 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by
Mat 5:19 So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches
Mat 12:45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than
Mat 13:22 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the
Mat 18:6–9 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to
Mat 26:31, 41 Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on
Mar 4:15, 17 Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As
Mar 10:21–25 Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing
Mar 13:21, 22 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or
Mar 14:38 Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit
Luk 4:1–13 Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was
Luk 8:13, 14 The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it
Luk 11:4 And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.
Luk 22:3, 31, 32, 40, 46 Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the
Joh 16:1, 2 “I have told you these things so that you will not fall away. / They
Rom 6:12–14 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its
Rom 7:5 For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by
Rom 8:35–39 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or
Rom 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Rom 14:13, 15, 21 Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your
1Co 7:5 Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you
1Co 8:9–13 Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block
1Co 10:13, 28–32 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God
2Co 2:11 in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his
2Co 11:3, 14, 15 I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the
2Co 12:7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from
Gal 4:14 And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject
Gal 5:17 For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what
Eph 4:27 and do not give the devil a foothold.
Eph 6:11, 13–17 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand
1Th 3:5 For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about
1Ti 5:15 For some have already turned aside to follow Satan.
1Ti 6:9, 10 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become
2Ti 3:13 while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being
Heb 2:18 Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those
Heb 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our
Heb 12:3, 4 Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will
Jam 1:2–4, 12–16 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of
Jam 4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from
1Pe 1:6, 7 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have
1Pe 4:12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as
1Pe 5:1 As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the
2Pe 2:9, 18 if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from
2Pe 3:17 Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard
1 Joh 2:16, 26 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires
1 Joh 4:4 You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because
Rev 3:10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from
Rev 12:10, 11, 17 And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the