Bible Verses about “doing the right thing”
The Bible contains 29 verses about doing the right thing across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,”
“¶ ‹Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?›”
“Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”
“Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”
“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth [it] not, to him it is sin.”
“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.”
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”
“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”
“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.”
“‹Blessed are ye, when› [men] ‹shall revile you, and persecute› [you], ‹and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.›”
“‹Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great› [is] ‹your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.›”
“Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.”
“Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.”
“‹Blessed› [are] ‹they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.›”
“For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.”
“But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,”
“As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all [men], especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”
“To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:”
“Who will render to every man according to his deeds:”
“‹No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.›”
“For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.”
“Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.”
“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.”
“¶ To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.”
“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.”
“As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.”
“¶ Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.”
“For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.”
“And as many as walk according to this rule, peace [be] on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.”