40 Bible Verses about behavior

Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, that, even if any are disobedient to the word, they may be gained without the word by the conversation of the wives,

having witnessed your pure conversation carried out in fear;

but if I delay, in order that thou mayest know how one ought to conduct oneself in God's house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.

Who is wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom;

having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that as to that in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may through your good works, themselves witnessing them, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Because so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of senseless men;

Let no one despise thy youth, but be a model of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

having a good conscience, that as to that in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may be ashamed who calumniate your good conversation in Christ.

but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all your conversation;

For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil one. Dost thou desire then not to be afraid of the authority? practise what is good, and thou shalt have praise from it;

And you, who once were alienated and enemies in mind by wicked works, yet now has it reconciled

in all things affording thyself as a pattern of good works; in teaching uncorruptedness, gravity,

For what knowest thou, O wife, if thou shalt save thy husband? or what knowest thou, O husband, if thou shalt save thy wife?

And as ye wish that men should do to you, do ye also to them in like manner.

Only conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings;

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I reasoned as a child; when I became a man, I had done with what belonged to the child.

Walk in wisdom towards those without, redeeming opportunities.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

If we live by the Spirit, let us walk also by the Spirit.

But profane, vain babblings shun, for they will advance to greater impiety,

In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the devil. Whoever does not practise righteousness is not of God, and he who does not love his brother.

But do thou speak the things that become sound teaching;

if any one be free from all charge against him, husband of one wife, having believing children not accused of excess or unruly.

Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same sink of corruption, speaking injuriously of you;

As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

to receive the instruction of wisdom, righteousness and judgment, and equity;

And behold, I stretched out my hand over thee, and diminished thine appointed portion; and I gave thee over unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, who were confounded at thy lewd way.

Remember your leaders who have spoken to you the word of God; and considering the issue of their conversation, imitate their faith.

Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

that ye may walk reputably towards those without, and may have need of no one.

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He that does good is of God. He that does evil has not seen God.

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.

After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their customs.

{A Psalm of David; when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.} I will bless Jehovah at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be well-ordered.

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. When wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.

who knowing the righteous judgment of God, that they who do such things are worthy of death, not only practise them, but have fellow delight in those who do them.