46 Bible Verses about Doing The Right Thing

to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.

and thou hast done that which is right and good in the eyes of Jehovah, so that it is well with thee, and thou hast gone in and possessed the good land which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers,

for it is better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil;

for what renown is it, if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure it? but if, doing good and suffering for it, ye do endure, this is gracious with God,

because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap -- not desponding;

for the good that I will, I do not; but the evil that I do not will, this I practise.

providing right things, not only before the Lord, but also before men;

'But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,

'Ye do not do according to all that we are doing here to-day, each anything that is right in his own eyes,

for it were better to them not to have acknowledged the way of the righteousness, than having acknowledged it, to turn back from the holy command delivered to them,

and it is good to be zealously regarded, in what is good, at all times, and not only in my being present with you;

for that which I work, I do not acknowledge; for not what I will, this I practise, but what I hate, this I do.

and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah -- only, not with a perfect heart.

From Jehovah hath this been, It is wonderful in our eyes,

And they have not known to act straightforwardly, An affirmation of Jehovah, Who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces.

having known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether servant or freeman.

Jesus answered and said to him, 'That which I do thou hast not known now, but thou shalt know after these things;'

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering hearts.

Because there is not a righteous man on earth that doth good and sinneth not.

but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.'

'And why, also, of yourselves, judge ye not what is righteous?

And they say one unto another, 'We are not doing right this day; a day of tidings it is, and we are keeping silent; and -- we have waited till the light of the morning, then hath punishment found us; and now, come and we go in and declare to the house of the king.'

And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.

and who is he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?

but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy are ye! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,

with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,

and ye, brethren, may ye not be weary doing well,

To do righteousness and judgment, Is chosen of Jehovah rather than sacrifice.

And in the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, According to all the abominations That the wicked hath done, he doth -- thus he liveth, All his righteousnesses that he hath done are not remembered, For his trespass that he hath trespassed, And for his sin that he hath sinned, For them he doth die.

Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand is toward God to do it.

For, when nations that have not a law, by nature may do the things of the law, these not having a law -- to themselves are a law;

The whole I have considered in the days of my vanity. There is a righteous one perishing in his righteousness, and there is a wrong-doer prolonging himself in his wrong.

he who is unrighteous -- let him be unrighteous still, and he who is filthy -- let him be filthy still, and he who is righteous -- let him be declared righteous still, and he who is sanctified -- let him be sanctified still:

For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it,

I find, then, the law, that when I desire to do what is right, with me the evil is present,

Is there not, if thou dost well, acceptance? and if thou dost not well, at the opening a sin-offering is crouching, and unto thee its desire, and thou rulest over it.'

'And that servant, who having known his lord's will, and not having prepared, nor having gone according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes,

In this manifest are the children of God, and the children of the devil; every one who is not doing righteousness, is not of God, and he who is not loving his brother,

for I have known that there doth not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, good: for to will is present with me, and to work that which is right I do not find,

all things prove; that which is good hold fast;

Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not -- reward ye have not from your Father who is in the heavens;

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

And the father-in-law of Moses saith unto him, 'The thing which thou art doing is not good;

to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility -- life age-during;

and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, 'Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.'