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Bible Verses About Fornication

“For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.”

— Proverbs 2:18

"Flee fornication" — Paul's advice on this temptation has no strategy section, because he says every other sin is outside the body and this one is against it. The fifteen verses below are the Bible's direct address to that situation, shown in full KJV text from Proverbs 2:18 to James 2:11.

Quick answer: The best-known verse about fornication here is Proverbs 2:18: "For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead." Proverbs 5:8 follows close behind: "Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:" Both are public-domain translations, shown in full on the cards below with a modern-English toggle.

The 15 verses, in full text

01 · King James Version

For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

Proverbs 2:18

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02 · King James Version

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

Proverbs 5:8

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03 · King James Version

Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

Proverbs 7:27

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04 · King James Version

But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

Proverbs 9:18

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05 · King James Version

That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:

Amos 2:7

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06 · King James Version

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Matthew 15:19

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07 · King James Version

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Mark 7:21

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08 · King James Version

But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

Acts 15:20

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09 · King James Version

It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.

1 Corinthians 5:1

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10 · King James Version

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

1 Corinthians 6:13

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11 · King James Version

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:2

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12 · King James Version

Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

1 Corinthians 10:8

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13 · King James Version

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Ephesians 5:3

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14 · King James Version

Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

Jude 1:7

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15 · King James Version

For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

James 2:11

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When to read these verses

These verses are read honestly — which is to say, by people who recognize themselves in them. The Bible's treatment of sin is diagnostic before it is corrective: name the condition precisely, then show the provided remedy. Both halves are on this page.

How to use this list

Each card toggles between the King James Version and the World English Bible; the modern renderings sometimes blunt or sharpen a warning, which is worth seeing before deciding what a verse requires. Copy the verse that names the current battle — and the one that names the provision, because the Bible never gives the first without the second.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Bible verse about fornication?
Proverbs 2:18 is the one most readers land on: "For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead." Proverbs 5:8 is the usual second: "Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:" The full list of fifteen is on this page — there is no single required verse, and different seasons call for different texts.
Are these verses condemning?
They are diagnostic — which is different. The same New Testament that names sin most precisely (Romans 3, 1 John 1) carries its remedy in the next verse every time. Read the list whole rather than excerpting the hardest verse: the Bible's order is conviction first, cleansing immediately after, and this page keeps that order visible.
Where in the Bible does it talk about fornication?
The verses on this page come from 9 books of the Bible — most notably Proverbs, Amos, Matthew and 6 more — spanning both Old and New Testaments. The distribution itself is worth noticing: Scripture addresses fornication in more than one voice, which is why the page shows whole verses rather than a single proof text.
How do I use a list of verses about fornication?
Read the list once slowly, then keep the one verse that fits your situation close — the copy button places it wherever you will actually see it. Every card can be switched to the World English Bible for modern wording, and the random verse tool at the top of the page can draw one verse from this theme at a time if the whole list is more than today needs.

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