21 Bible Verses about Moral Decay
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For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.
For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
And a second time I answered and said to him, "What are these two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil is poured out?"
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,read more.
foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
And I will break down the wall that you have smeared with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be laid bare. When it falls, you shall perish in the midst of it, and you shall know that I am the LORD.
to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,
For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
"You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.
I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets gave parables.
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded?
that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.
