40 Bible Verses about behavior

Likewise, let the wives be in subjection to their husbands, that even they which believe not the word, may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives:

while they behold your pure conversation coupled with fear.

But and if I tarry long, that then thou mayst yet have knowledge how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the congregation of the living God, the pillar and ground of truth.

If any man be wise and endued with learning among you, let him show the works of his good conversation in meekness that is coupled with wisdom.

and see that ye have honest conversation among the gentiles, that they which backbite you as evil doers, may see your good works and praise God in the day of visitation.

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

Let no man despise thy youth; but be unto them that believe, an example: in word, in conversation, in love, in spirit, in faith and in pureness.

And fashion not yourselves like unto this world: But be changed through the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what thing that good, that acceptable, and perfect will of God is.

having a good conscience, that when they backbite you as evil doers, they may be ashamed, forasmuch as they have falsely accused your good conversation in Christ.

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

For rulers are not to be feared for good works but for evil. Wilt thou be without fear of the power? Do well then: and so shalt thou be praised of the same.

And you - which were in times past strangers and enemies, because your minds were set in evil works - hath he now reconciled

Above all things, show thyself an example of good works with uncorrupt doctrine, with honesty,

For how knowest thou o woman, whether thou shalt save that man or no? Other, how knowest thou o man, whether thou shalt save that woman or no?

And as ye would that men should do to you: so do ye 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 yet hear of you, that ye continue in one spirit, and in one soul laboring as we do to maintain the faith of the gospel,

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I imagined as a child: but as soon as I was a man I put away childishness.

Walk wisely to them that are without, and redeem the time.

Be not deceived: malicious speakings corrupt good manners.

If we live in the spirit, let us walk in the spirit.

Unghostly and vain voices, pass over. For they shall increase unto greater ungodliness,

And hereby are the sons of God known, and also the sons of the devil. All that work not righteousness, are not of God, nor he that loveth not his brother.

But speak thou that which becometh wholesome learning:

If any be faultless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

And it seemeth to them a strange thing that ye run not also with them unto the same excess of riot, and therefore speak they evil of you,

Like as in one water there appear divers faces, even so divers men have divers hearts.

The LORD shall reward me after my righteous dealing; according to the cleanness of my hands shall he recompense me, {TYNDALE: The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness, and according to the pureness of my hands he dealt with me.}

righteousness, judgment and equity.

Behold, I will stretch out mine hand over thee, and will diminish thy store of food, and deliver thee over into the wiles of the Philistines thine enemies, which are ashamed of thy abominable way.

Remember them which have the oversight of you, which have declared unto you the word of God: consider the conversation of their living, the end of whose conversation see that ye look upon, and follow their faith.

Likewise must the deacons be honest, not double tongued, not given unto much drinking, neither unto filthy lucre:

A child is known by his conversation, whether his works be pure and right.

that ye may behave yourselves honestly toward them that are without and that nothing be lacking unto you.

Dearly beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good: He that doeth well is of God: but he that doeth evil seeth not God.

Be not hasty with thy mouth,

Wherefore after the doings of the land of Egypt wherein ye dwelt, see that ye do not; neither after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I will bring you, neither walk ye in their ordinances;

{Of David, when he changed his speech before Abimelech; which drove him away, and he departed} I will always give thanks unto the LORD; his praise shall ever be in my mouth.

Ponder the path of thy feet: so shall all thy ways be sure.

O let me have understanding in the ways of Godliness, until the time that thou come unto me! I will walk in my house with a perfect heart.

Which men, though they knew the righteousness of God, how that they which such things commit are worthy of death: yet not only do the same, but also have pleasure in them that do them.