31 Bible Verses about Doing The Right Thing

He, then, who knows what is right but fails to do it--that is sin in him.

It is better that you should suffer, if that should be God's will, for doing right, than for doing wrong.

What credit can you claim when, after doing wrong, you take your punishment for it patiently? But, on the other hand, if, after doing right, you take your sufferings patiently, that does win the approval of God.

For God's will is this--that you should silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing what is right.

Let us never tire of doing right, for at the proper season we shall reap our harvest, if we do not grow weary.

I fail to do the good thing that I want to do, but the bad thing that I want not to do-that I habitually do.

For we are trying to make arrangements which shall be right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.

But, when you do acts of charity, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

It would, indeed, have been better for them not to have known the Way of Righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn away from the holy Command delivered to them.

It is always honorable to have your favor sought in an honorable cause, and not only when I am with you, my dear children--

I do not understand my own actions. For I am so far from habitually doing what I want to do, that I find myself doing the very thing that I hate.

For you know that every one will be rewarded by the Master for any honest work that he has done, whether he is a slave or a freeman.

"You do not understand now what I am doing," replied Jesus, "but you will learn by and by."

But only a few are necessary, or rather one. Mary has chosen the good part, and it shall not be taken away from her."

Why do not you yourselves decide what is right?

Who, indeed, is there to harm you, if you prove yourselves to be eager for what is good?

Even if you should suffer for righteousness, count yourselves blessed! 'Do not let men terrify you, or allow yourselves to be dismayed.'

Give your service heartily and cheerfully, as working for the Master and not for men;

You, Brothers, must not grow weary of doing what is right.

When Gentiles, who have no Law, do instinctively what the Law requires, they, though they have no Law, are a Law to themselves;

Let the wrong-doer continue to do wrong; the filthy-minded man continue to be filthy; the righteous man continue to act righteously; and the holy-minded man continue to be holy.'

A good action has nothing to fear from Rulers; a bad action has. Do you want to have no reason to fear the Authorities? Then do what is good, and you will win their praise.

This, then, is the law that I find-When I want to do right, wrong presents itself!

The servant who knows his master's wishes and yet does not prepare and act accordingly will receive many lashes;

By this the Children of God are distinguished from the Children of the Devil--No one who lives unrighteously comes from God, and especially the man who does not love his Brother.

I know that there is nothing good in me-I mean in my earthly nature. For, although it is easy for me to want to do right, to act rightly is not easy.

Bring everything to the test; cling to what is good;

Take care not to perform your religious duties in public in order to be seen by others; if you do, your Father who is in Heaven has no reward for you.

Children, obey your parents, as children of the Lord; for that is but right.

To those who, by perseverance in doing good, aim at glory, honor, and all that is imperishable, he will give Immortal Life;

But Martha was distracted by the many preparations that she was making. So she went up to Jesus and said: "Master, do you approve of my sister's leaving me to make preparations alone? Tell her to help me."