17 Bible Verses about Addiction

promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he also brought into bondage.

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And brake their bonds in sunder.

All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;

but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

wherein ye also once walked, when ye lived in these things;

And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye presented your members as'servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity, even so now present your members as'servants to righteousness unto sanctification. For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness.

For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.

If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.