46 Bible Verses about Doing The Right Thing
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And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,
For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.
For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
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:
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
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.
For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.