40 Bible Verses about behavior
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Likewise, you wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conduct of the wives;
But if I tarry long, that you may know how you ought to behave yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show out of a good life his works with meekness of wisdom.
Having your conduct honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
For so is the will of God, that with well doing you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
Let no man despise your youth; but be an example of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
And be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good behavior in Christ.
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Will you then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and you shall have praise of the same:
And you, that were once alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now has he reconciled
In all things showing yourself a pattern of good works: in doctrine showing incorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
For how do you know, O wife, whether you shall save your husband? or how do you know, O man, whether you shall save your wife?
Only let your manner of life be as it becomes the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
Be not deceived: evil companions corrupt good morals.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever does not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loves not his brother.
If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of rebellion or unruly.
In which they think it strange that you run not with them to the same excess of dissipation, speaking evil of you:
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over you, and have diminished your allowance of food, and delivered you unto the will of them that hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who are ashamed of your lewd way.
Remember them who have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their manner of life.
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of dishonest gain;
Even a child is known by his acts, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
That you may walk honestly toward them that are outside, and that you may have lack of nothing.
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that does good is of God: but he that does evil has not seen God.
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
According to the practices in the land of Egypt, wherein you dwelt, shall you not do: and according to the practices of the land of Canaan, where I bring you, shall you not do: neither shall you walk in their ordinances.
[A Psalm of David when he pretended madness before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.] I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when will you come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
Who knowing the judgment of God, that they who commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.