1 Thessalonians 5:22

Final Exhortations And Benediction

²¹ Examine all things, and keep that which is good. ²² Abstain from all suspicious things. ²³ The very God of peace sanctify you throughout. And I pray God that your whole spirit, soul, and body, be kept faultless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Abstain from

Romans 12:17

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide aforehand things honest in the sight of all men.

1 Corinthians 8:13

Wherefore if meat hurt my brother, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, because I will not hurt my brother.

1 Corinthians 10:31-33

Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the praise of God.

2 Corinthians 6:3

Let us give no man occasion of evil, that in our office be found no fault:

Philippians 4:8

Furthermore brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things pertain to love, whatsoever things are of honest report, if there be any virtuous thing, if there be any laudable thing, those same have ye in your mind,

Exodus 23:7

"Keep thee far from a false matter, and the Innocent and righteous see thou slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.

Isaiah 33:15

He that leadeth a godly life - say I - and speaketh the truth; He that abhorreth to do violence and deceit; he that keepeth his hand that he touch no reward; which stoppeth his ears, that he hear no counsel against the innocent; which holdeth down his eyes, that he see none evil.

Matthew 17:26-27

Peter said unto him, "Of strangers." Then said Jesus unto him again, "Then are the children free.

2 Corinthians 8:20-21

For this we eschew, that any man should rebuke us in this plenteous distribution that is ministered by us,

1 Thessalonians 4:12

that ye may behave yourselves honestly toward them that are without and that nothing be lacking unto you.

Jude 1:23

and others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, and hate the filthy vesture of the flesh.