What other scriptures warn against the dangers of temptation and immorality? Setting the Scene: A Straight Path Proverbs 5:8 says, “Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house.” The verse calls for deliberate distance from seductive influences—a theme echoed throughout Scripture. Echoes of Wisdom: Old-Testament Reinforcements • Proverbs 4:14-15 — “Do not set foot on the path of the wicked… avoid it.” • Proverbs 6:27-28 — “Can a man embrace fire and not burn?” • Proverbs 7:25-27 — “Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways.” • Genesis 39:12 — “He left his cloak in her hand and ran outside.” Joseph models flight, not flirtation. • Psalm 119:9 — “How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.” New-Testament Warnings: Staying Clear and Clean • 1 Corinthians 6:18 — “Flee from sexual immorality.” • 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 — “This is God’s will: your sanctification; that you abstain.” • Ephesians 5:3 — “Among you… not even a hint of sexual immorality.” • Colossians 3:5 — “Put to death… sexual immorality, impurity, lust.” • Galatians 5:16 — “Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” • 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 — “No temptation has seized you… He will also provide an escape.” The Anatomy of Temptation • James 1:14-15 — “Each one is tempted when lured by his own desires; desire… gives birth to sin.” • 1 Peter 5:8 — “Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls.” Practical Guardrails for Purity • 2 Timothy 2:22 — “Flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness.” • Matthew 26:41 — “Watch and pray so that you do not fall into temptation.” • Psalm 119:105 — “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” These passages join Proverbs 5:8 in urging clear distance, decisive action, and Spirit-empowered vigilance against temptation and immorality. |
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