40 Bible Verses about behavior

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.

Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

{A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.} I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.