Quotes about Temptation

Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”

He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”

When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before the calf and proclaimed: “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD.”

How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”

So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves.

Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.

Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?

So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.

While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,

While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,

While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,