490 Quotes About Temptation

The devil doesn’t need to invent any new temptations; the old ones work as well as they ever have.

Temptation requires definite, decisive action.

Be sure that Satan will tempt you at your weak point, not the strong.

When Jesus was tempted, He didn’t debate the devil. He quoted Scripture: “It is written . . . It is written . . . It is written” (Matthew 4:4–10 NKJV). And each time the devil was defeated.

All of us are not subjected to the same weaknesses and temptations.To one, alcohol may be the temptation;to another, it may be impure thoughts and acts; to another, greed and covetousness; to another, criticism and an unloving attitude.

Temptation is not a sin. It is the yielding that is sin. All temptation is from the devil.

Only a strong faith—a faith based on God’s Word—will protect us from temptation and doubt.

A thought enters; we pamper it; it germinates and grows into an evil act.

The Bible is intensely practical, and one of the reasons God gave it to us is so we’ll be better prepared to deal with life’s problems and temptations. All too often we respond to these in ways that don’t reflect Christ . . .when we do that, Satan is the winner and the cause of Christ suffers.