Quotes about Lust
Dejection stems from one of two sources—I have either satisfied a lust or I have not had it satisfied. In either case, dejection is the result. Lust means "I must have it at once.
- Oswald Chambers
Adam and Eve weren't just after God's forbidden fruit; they were after God's position.
- Paul David Tripp
David's passion was turned toward Bathshcba, which resulted in an affair.
- Perry Stone
After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 13:1
So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.”
- 2 Samuel 13:6
Then she brought the pan and set it down before him, but he refused to eat. “Send everyone away!” said Amnon. And everyone went out.
- 2 Samuel 13:9
If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,
- Job 31:9
Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
- Proverbs 5:3
Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
- Proverbs 6:25
Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
- Proverbs 7:10
She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
- Proverbs 7:13
who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
- Isaiah 57:5