Bible Verses about “manners”

“¶ Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”

“Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;”

“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.”

“¶ ‹Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.›”

“[Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”

“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.”

“[Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”

“¶ Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous:”

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

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

“Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”

“‹Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.›”

“Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I [am] the LORD.”

“¶ Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,”

“If any of them that believe not bid you [to a feast], and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.”

“¶ The way of man [is] froward and strange: but [as for] the pure, his work [is] right.”

“¶ When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee:”