Bible Verses About Moral Clarity

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.

So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.

And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.

But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

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

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

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.

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.