38 Bible Verses about ethics, personal

Therefore, you must always treat other people as you would like to have them treat you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

There is a second like it: 'You must love your neighbor as you do yourself.'

And this is the second: 'You must love your neighbor as you do yourself.' No other command is greater than these."

And treat men just as you wish them to treat you.

Your love must be genuine. You must hate what is wrong, and hold to what is right. Be affectionate in your love for the brotherhood, eager to show one another honor,

So then whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially to those who belong to the family of the faith.

and have a good reputation for Christian service, such as bringing up children, being hospitable to strangers, washing the feet of God's people, helping people in distress, or devoting herself to any form of doing good.

Finally, you must all be harmonious, sympathizing, loving, tender-hearted, modest,

"But take care not to do your good deeds in public for people to see, for, if you do, you will get no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you are going to give to charity, do not blow a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and the streets, to make people praise them. I tell you, that is all the reward they will get! But when you give to charity, your own left hand must not know what your right hand is doing,read more.
so that your charity may be secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

But I tell you that anyone who gets angry with his brother will have to answer to the court, and anyone who speaks contemptuously to his brother will have to answer to the great council, and anyone who says to his brother 'You cursed fool!' will have to answer for it in the fiery pit!

Now, brothers, let your minds dwell on what is true, what is worthy, what is right, what is pure, what is amiable, what is kindly??n everything that is excellent or praiseworthy.

Then desire conceives and gives birth to sin, and when sin is mature, it brings forth death.

and shouting, "Friends, why are you doing this? We are only human beings like you, and we bring you the good news that you should turn from these follies to a living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and all that they contain.

Dear children, keep away from idols.

But he said to me, "You must not do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers the prophets and the men who heed the words of this book. Worship God!

But I tell you not to swear at all, either by heaven, for it is God's throne,

This, therefore, is the way you are to pray: 'Our Father in heaven, Your name be revered!

He said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Father, your name be revered! Your kingdom come!

Above all, my brothers, do not swear an oath, either by heaven or by the earth, or by anything else; let your "Yes" be a plain Yes, and your "No" a plain No, or you will fall under condemnation.

Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.

It is not everyone who says to me 'Lord! Lord!' who will get into the Kingdom of Heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father in heaven.

You married women must subordinate yourselves to your husbands, as you do to the Lord,

Therefore, what God has joined together, man must not try to separate."

Therefore what God has joined together man must not try to separate."

To those already married my instructions are??nd they are not mine, but the Lord's??hat a wife is not to separate from her husband. If she does separate, she must remain single or else become reconciled to him. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

You married women must subordinate yourselves to your husbands, for that is your duty as Christians. You who are husbands must love your wives and not be harsh to them.

You married women, in the same way, must be submissive to your husbands, so that any who refuse to believe the message may be won over without argument through the behavior of their wives

Children, as Christians obey your parents, for that is right. "You must honor your father and mother"??hat is the first commandment accompanied with a promise??3 "so that you may prosper and have a long life on earth." You fathers, too, must not irritate your children, but you must bring them up with Christian training and instruction.

Children, always obey your parents, for that is commendable in Christians. Fathers, do not irritate your children, or they may lose heart.

managing his own house well, and keeping his children under control and perfectly respectful??5 for if a man does not know how to conduct his own household, how can he look after a church of God?

If a widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety in the treatment of their own families, and to return the care of those who brought them up, for that is what God approves.

Whoever fails to provide for his own relatives, and particularly for members of his own family, has disowned the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

You who are slaves must always obey your earthly masters, not with mere external service, as though you had only men to please, but with sincerity of heart, because you fear the Lord.

You who are masters must treat your slaves justly and fairly, and remember that you have a Master too, in heaven.

You who are slaves, obey your earthly masters, in reverence and awe, with sincerity of heart, as you would the Christ,

All who are under the yoke of slavery must treat their masters with the greatest respect, so that the name of God and our teaching may not be abused.

Tell slaves always to obey their masters and try to please them, not to oppose them

You servants must be submissive to your masters and perfectly respectful to them; not only to those who are kind and considerate, but also to those who are unreasonable.