46 Bible Verses about Morality
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Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;
in that they show the work of the law written on their hearts, their conscience bearing witness, and their conflicting thoughts accusing or else excusing them)
Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,
But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.
Beloved, do not imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn't seen God.
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
"Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods," but God will bring to nothing both it and them. But the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice: a God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is he.
For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made. So they are without excuse.
being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;
(for when Gentiles who do not have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,
Flee sexual immorality. "Every sin that a man does is outside the body," but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.
in his day you shall give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down on it; for he is poor, and sets his heart on it: lest he cry against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you.
Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,
For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign you over us.'
Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness can't enter.
It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even among the Gentiles, that one has his father's wife.
who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Won't all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, 'Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion. How long?'
Were you called being a bondservant? Do not let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.
But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;
"You shall not spread a false report. Do not join your hand with the wicked to be an unjust witness.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
As you do not know what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you do not know the work of God who does all.
And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Seeing that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the greatest of all?"
Therefore it is already altogether a defect in you, that you have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?
"'If anyone sins, in that he hears the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he has seen or known, if he doesn't report it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they search for many schemes.
Topics on Morality
Morality, And Creation
Deuteronomy 32:4The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice: a God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Morality, And Redemption
Leviticus 11:44-45For I am the LORD your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy: neither shall you defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.