Moral & Ethical Living Bible Verses

PROVERBS 20:17

Bread of deceit [is] sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. ...

PSALMS 19:9

The fear of the LORD [is] clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD [are] true [and] righteous altogether. ...

COLOSSIANS 3:9-10

Colossians 3:9: Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Colossians 3:10: And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
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PROVERBS 12:15

The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise. ...

PHILIPPIANS 2:3-4

Philippians 2:3: [Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Philippians 2:4: Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
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JAMES 4:7

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. ...

2 CORINTHIANS 9:6-8

2 Corinthians 9:6: But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
2 Corinthians 9:7: Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:8: And God [is] able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all [things], may abound to every good work:
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ACTS 20:35

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. ...

2 CORINTHIANS 8:8-9

2 Corinthians 8:8: I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
2 Corinthians 8:9: For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
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ROMANS 12:19

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. ...

PROVERBS 24:23-25

Proverbs 24:23: These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Proverbs 24:24: He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
Proverbs 24:25: But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
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ZECHARIAH 7:9-10

Zechariah 7:9: Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
Zechariah 7:10: And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
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1 CORINTHIANS 4:5

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. ...

1 TIMOTHY 2:1-2

1 Timothy 2:1: I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, [and] giving of thanks, be made for all men;
1 Timothy 2:2: For kings, and [for] all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
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HEBREWS 13:17

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that [is] unprofitable for you. ...