James 1:14

Each person is tempted when his own desire lures and entices him. The root of temptation lies within the human heart, not in God.

Cross-references · 19

• Mark 7:21–22For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
• Eph 4:22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
• Matt 15:18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
• Heb 3:13But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
• Prov 4:23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
• Rom 7:13Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
• Jas 4:1–2From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
• Matt 5:28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
• Isa 44:20He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
• Gen 6:5And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
• Rom 7:11For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
• Job 31:9If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
• Job 31:27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
• Josh 7:21–24When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
• 2 Sam 11:2–3And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
• 1 Kgs 21:2–4And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.
• Matt 15:20These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
• Gen 8:21And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
• Hos 13:9O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.

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