Addiction Bible Verses

"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."

— John 8:36

"Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires."

— Romans 6:12

""I have the right to do anything," you say—but not everything is beneficial. "I have the right to do anything"—but I will not be mastered by anything."

— 1 Corinthians 6:12

"Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?"

— Romans 6:16

"I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do."

— Romans 7:15

"Jesus replied, "Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.""

— John 8:34

"They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for "people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.""

— 2 Peter 2:19

"The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast."

— Proverbs 5:22

"But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness."

— Romans 6:17-18

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."

— Galatians 5:1

"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom."

— 2 Corinthians 3:17

"because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death."

— Romans 8:2

"Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains."

— Psalm 107:13-14

"The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners."

— Isaiah 61:1

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free."

— Luke 4:18

"For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—because anyone who has died has been set free from sin."

— Romans 6:6-7

"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."

— Romans 8:1

"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."

— 1 Corinthians 10:13

"I can do all this through him who gives me strength."

— Philippians 4:13

"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."

— 2 Corinthians 12:9

"So he said to me, "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the Lord Almighty.""

— Zechariah 4:6

"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us."

— Romans 8:37

"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak."

— Isaiah 40:29

"For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline."

— 2 Timothy 1:7

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us."

— Ephesians 3:20

"You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world."

— 1 John 4:4

"With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall."

— Psalm 18:29

"Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you."

— Jeremiah 32:17

"Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.""

— Matthew 19:26

"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power."

— Ephesians 6:10

"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need."

— Hebrews 4:15-16

"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."

— James 4:7

"The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him."

— Psalm 28:7

"For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you."

— Isaiah 41:13

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."

— Romans 12:2

"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."

— Philippians 4:8

"We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."

— 2 Corinthians 10:5

"How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word."

— Psalm 119:9

"I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you."

— Psalm 119:11

"Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things."

— Colossians 3:2

"You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness."

— Ephesians 4:22-24

"Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart."

— 2 Timothy 2:22

"So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh."

— Galatians 5:16

"Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming."

— 1 Peter 1:13

"Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful."

— Joshua 1:8

"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."

— Proverbs 4:23

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."

— Hebrews 12:1

"For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age."

— Titus 2:11-12

"reject every kind of evil."

— 1 Thessalonians 5:22

"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God."

— Colossians 3:1

"Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour."

— 1 Peter 5:8

"But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

— 1 Corinthians 15:57

"for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith."

— 1 John 5:4

"For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live."

— Romans 8:13

"Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me."

— Psalm 119:133

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."

— Galatians 5:22-23

"His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness."

— 2 Peter 1:3

"Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh."

— Romans 13:14

"To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy."

— Jude 1:24

"May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."

— 1 Thessalonians 5:23

"for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose."

— Philippians 2:13

"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast."

— 1 Peter 5:10

"Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."

— Hebrews 13:20-21

"But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ's triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere."

— 2 Corinthians 2:14

"It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure."

— Psalm 18:32

"But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one."

— 2 Thessalonians 3:3

"The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand."

— Psalm 37:23-24

"They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death."

— Revelation 12:11