7 Bible Verses for Breaking Bad Habits

Breaking bad habits is hard. When I’m working on breaking my bad habits I turn to the Bible for instruction, encouragement, and strength. Here are 7 of my Bible journaling entries for breaking bad habits.

Bible Journaling 1 Corinthians 15:55

1 Corinthians 15:55 – Sin is the Sting of Death

“Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?”

Bible Journaling 1 John 1: 9

1 John 1: 9 – Confess Your Sins

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Bible Journaling Colossians 3:5-15

Colossians 3:5-15 – What You Should Do and Not Do

⁵ Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; ⁶ for which things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience. ⁷ You also once walked in those, when you lived in them; ⁸ but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth. ⁹ Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings, ¹⁰ and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator, ¹¹ where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

¹² Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; ¹³ bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

¹⁴ Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection. ¹⁵ And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

Bible Journaling Ephesians 4:22-24

Ephesians 4:22-24 – Leave Your Bad Habits Behind

²² that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit; ²³ and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, ²⁴ and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

Bible Journaling Ephesians 4:24-31

Ephesians 4:24-31 – Be a New Person

²⁴ and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

²⁵ Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another. ²⁶ “Be angry, and don’t sin.”^[a] Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath, ²⁷ and don’t give place to the devil. ²⁸ Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need. ²⁹ Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear. ³⁰ Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. ³¹ Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

Bible Journaling Galatians 6:1-2

Galatians 6:1-2 – Help Others Break Bad Habits

6 Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted. ² Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Bible Journaling Proverbs 28:13

Proverbs 28:13 – Don’t Hide Your Bad Habits

He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.