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Verses for Addiction

Scripture for when you are struggling with desires and addictions.

1 Corinthians 10:13

"No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. 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 an

escape, so that you can stand up under it."

Galatians 5:1

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more

by a yoke of slavery."

2 Timothy 1:7

"For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline."

Romans 6:6-7

"We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered

powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. For anyone who has died has been freed from

sin."

1 Peter 5:8-9

"Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking

someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in your faith."

1 Corinthians 6:12

"Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial. 'Everything is permissible for me,'

but I will not be mastered by anything."

James 4:7

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

Romans 8:1-2

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

law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death."

Ephesians 5:18

"Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit."

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Romans 12:2

"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will

be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God."

2 Corinthians 5:17

"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new

has come!"

Philippians 4:13

"I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength."

Psalm 50:15

"Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me."

Psalm 107:13-14

"Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them from their distress. He brought

them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains."

Galatians 5:16

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