Bible Verses About Moral Conduct

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

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

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

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

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

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 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.

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.

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

He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

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

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

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

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;)

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

Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

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

Let all things be done decently and in order.

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

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

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

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

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

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

See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

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

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

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