James 1:14

God's Word

Everyone is tempted by his own desires as they lure him away and trap him.

Cross References

Genesis 3:6

The woman saw that the tree had fruit that was good to eat, nice to look at, and desirable for making someone wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

Genesis 6:5

The Lord saw how evil humans had become on the earth. All day long their deepest thoughts were nothing but evil.

Genesis 8:21

The Lord smelled the soothing aroma. He said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of humans, even though from birth their hearts are set on nothing but evil. I will never again kill every living creature as I have just done.

2 Samuel 11:4

So David sent messengers and took her. She came to him, and he went to bed with her. (She had just cleansed herself after her monthly period.) Then she went home.

Job 31:27

so that my heart was secretly tempted, and I threw them a kiss with my hand,

Job 31:9

“If I have been seduced by a woman or I have secretly waited near my neighbor’s door,

Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart more than anything else, because the source of your life flows from it.

Isaiah 44:20

They eat ashes because they are deceived. Their own misguided minds lead them astray. They can’t rescue themselves or ask themselves, “Isn’t what I hold in my right hand a false god?”

Hosea 13:9

You are destroying yourself, Israel. You are against me, your helper.

Matthew 15:18

But whatever goes out of the mouth comes from within, and that’s what makes a person unclean.

Matthew 15:20

These are the things that make a person unclean. But eating without washing one’s hands doesn’t make a person unclean.”

Matthew 4:1

Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil.

Matthew 5:28

But I can guarantee that whoever looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery in his heart.

Romans 7:11

Sin, taking the opportunity provided by this commandment, deceived me and then killed me.

Romans 7:13

Now, did something good cause my death? That’s unthinkable! Rather, my death was caused by sin so that sin would be recognized for what it is. Through a commandment sin became more sinful than ever.

Ephesians 4:22

You were taught to change the way you were living. The person you used to be will ruin you through desires that deceive you.

Hebrews 3:13

Encourage each other every day while you have the opportunity. If you do this, none of you will be deceived by sin and become stubborn.

James 1:13

When someone is tempted, he shouldn’t say that God is tempting him. God can’t be tempted by evil, and God doesn’t tempt anyone.

James 1:15

Then desire becomes pregnant and gives birth to sin. When sin grows up, it gives birth to death.