Proverbs 22:5

22:5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse,

but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.

Proverbs 23:19

23:19 Listen, my child, and be wise,

and guide your heart on the right way.

Proverbs 28:26

28:26 The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool,

but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.

Deuteronomy 4:9

Reminder of the Horeb Covenant

4:9 Again, however, pay very careful attention, lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.

Psalms 139:23-24

139:23 Examine me, and probe my thoughts!

Test me, and know my concerns!

139:24 See if there is any idolatrous tendency in me,

and lead me in the reliable ancient path!

Jeremiah 17:9

17:9 The human mind is more deceitful than anything else.

It is incurably bad. Who can understand it?

Mark 14:38

14:38 Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Hebrews 12:15

12:15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.