30 Bible Verses to Combat Lustful Thoughts

But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.

Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

I have made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I look upon a young woman?

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy; meditate on these things.

Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.

But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints.

I will set no wicked thing before my eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile a man.

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul.

Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.

Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, “You shall not covet.”

Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way.

The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness.

For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.

Remove your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house.

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age.

You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.

We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are.

The thing about drug addiction is that it’s really a way that the addict keeps from having to face the reality of their own life.

The idea of the sexual act is the greatest thought of all.

The sexiest thing in the entire world is confidence.

Lust is the ultimate emotion.