Quotes about Flee
But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
- 1 Timothy 6:11
Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- 2 Timothy 2:22
He didn't turn to look at his home or family behind him (Escape; for thy soul, do not look behind thee, neither stop thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. — Gen. 19:17b), but fled towards the middle of the plain.
- John Bunyan
Man can certainly flee from God… but he cannot escape him. He can certainly hate God and be hateful to God, but he cannot change into its opposite the eternal love of God which triumphs even in his hate.
- Karl Barth
And that fox escaped with his tail between his legs, with all of the hens chasing after him
- Isabel Allende
Sin is serious—so serious it sent Jesus Christ to the cross. Flee from [sin] and stay close to Christ.
- Billy Graham
Let the restless, the godless, depart and flee from Thee; yet Thou seest them, and dividest the darkness. And behold, the universe with them is fair, though they are foul.
- St. Augustine
Run for the hills. The Bible commands us to "flee immorality" (1 Corinthians 6:18). Only a fool says, "I can handle temptation without sinning." The wise man says, "I'm not going anywhere near it.
- Stephen Kendrick
How ridiculous not to flee from one's own wickedness, which is possible, yet endeavour to flee from another's, which is not.
- Marcus Aurelius
Ohio has produced 23 astronauts. Tell me, what is it about your state that makes people want to flee the Earth?
- Stephen Colbert
Anyone, then, who desires to live chastely in Christ Jesus, must flee not only the mouse of lust, but even from its very scent.
- St. Anthony of Padua
It is because of the hasty and superficial conversation with God that the sense of sin is so weak and that no motives have power to help you to hate and flee from sin as you should.
- AW Tozer