Bible Verses about “getting your house in order”

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?”

“For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.”

“Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.”

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

“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,”

“Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,”

“[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.”

“Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”

“Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.”

“‹Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.›”

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

“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.”

“¶ With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;”

“Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”

“‹But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and› [to] ‹the evil.›”

“¶ I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,”

“¶ ‹Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:›”

“¶ Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;”

“And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”

“‹And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.›”

“One Lord, one faith, one baptism,”

“[There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;”

“One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all.”

“‹And if ye lend› [to them] ‹of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.›”

“‹Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.›”

“Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.”

“‹For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.›”

“‹And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.›”

“I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.”

“‹Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.›”

“‹The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.›”

“And he spake a parable unto them, ‹Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?›”

“‹And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?›”

“¶ In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.”

“¶ In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.”