32 Bible Verses about One's Deeds

‘I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false;

‘I know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and perseverance, and that your deeds of late are greater than at first.

“To the angel of the church in Sardis write:He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars, says this: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.

‘I know your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and have not denied My name.

‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot.

It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself
If his conduct is pure and right.

and said, “Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Give her the product of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.

In all your dwellings, cities will become waste and the high places will be desolate, that your altars may become waste and desolate, your idols may be broken and brought to an end, your incense altars may be cut down, and your works may be blotted out.

When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their wicked way, then God relented concerning the calamity which He had declared He would bring upon them. And He did not do it.

“In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

And the crowds were questioning him, saying, “Then what shall we do?”

And some tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”

Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.”

Now to the one who works, his wage is not credited as a favor, but as what is due.

For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.

each man’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man’s work.

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when absent, such persons we are also in deed when present.

For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.

Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men,

but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.

and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds,

But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.

For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;

But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.

So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty.

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.

Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place—unless you repent.

And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Write, ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “so that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them.”

It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.