5 the sight of which leads fools into lust. Their desire is for the breathless form of a dead image. (WEB)
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Sirach 30:19–21
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4 Maccabees 2:1–2
1 Is it any wonder? If the lusts of the soul, after participation with what is beautiful, are frustrated, (WEB) 2 on this ground, therefore, the temperate Joseph is praised in that by reasoning, he subdued, on reflection, the indulgence of the senses. (WEB)
Book of Jubilees 12:2–4
2 And he said, 'Behold, here am I, my son.' And he said, 'What help and profit have we from those idols which thou dost worship, And before which thou dost bow thyself? (JUB) 3 For there is no spirit in them, For they are dumb forms, and a misleading of the heart. Worsh… (JUB)
Sirach 25:20–22
20 As walking up a sandy hill is to the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of words to a quiet man. (WEB) 21 Don’t be ensnared by a woman’s beauty. Don’t desire a woman for her beauty. (WEB) 22 There is anger, impudence, and great reproach if a woman supports her husband. (WEB)
Sirach 31:6–8
6 Many have been given over to ruin for the sake of gold. Their destruction meets them face to face. (WEB) 7 It is a stumbling block to those who sacrifice to it. Every fool will be taken by it. (WEB) 8 Blessed is the rich person who is found blameless, and who doesn’t go after… (WEB)
Proverbs 6:24–26
24 to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress. 25 Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. 26 For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.
1 Timothy 5:5–7
5 The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers. 6 But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive. 7 Give these instructions to the believers, so that they will be…
Testament of Reuben 1:14–16
14 The first is the spirit of life, with which the constitution of man is created. (T12) 15 The second is the sense of sight, with which ariseth desire. (T12) 16 The third is the sense of hearing, with which cometh teaching. (T12)
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