10 Bible Verses about Etiquette
Most Relevant Verses
During the year before each young woman’s turn to go to King Ahasuerus, the harem regulation required her to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.
Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they quickly brought him from the dungeon. He shaved, changed his clothes, and went to Pharaoh.
Don’t brag about yourself before the king,
and don’t stand in the place of the great;
for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here!”
than to demote you in plain view of a noble.
Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house;
otherwise, he’ll get sick of you and hate you.
Patience is better than power,
and controlling one’s temper, than capturing a city.
A patient person shows great understanding,
but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.
A man who does not control his temper
is like a city whose wall is broken down.
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I will instruct you and show you the way to go;
with My eye on you, I will give counsel.
