Bible Verses About Doing Good
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for doing good, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,188 votes, led by Galatians 6:9. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Doing Good
Galatians 6:9246 votes
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Psalms 37:3152 votes
Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Matthew 5:16147 votes
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Ephesians 2:10135 votes
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
James 2:14-17111 votes
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
James 4:17106 votes
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Galatians 6:1089 votes
As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Colossians 3:2389 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
John 3:1688 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Luke 15:776 votes
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
Luke 12:33-3468 votes
Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
James 1:2763 votes
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Hebrews 13:1662 votes
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Galatians 5:19-2660 votes
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
2 Thessalonians 3:1360 votes
But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
Hebrews 6:1059 votes
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
Proverbs 16:357 votes
Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Ecclesiastes 9:1055 votes
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Acts 10:3853 votes
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
Colossians 3:1753 votes
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.
Ephesians 2:8-950 votes
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Philippians 4:1350 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
1 Timothy 6:17-1950 votes
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
Psalms 34:1449 votes
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Galatians 2:1647 votes
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
What does the Bible say about doing good?
Readers most often cite Galatians 6:9 on the subject of doing good. Across 4,188 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 37:3, Matthew 5:16, Ephesians 2:10. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.