Bible Verses About Ethics
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for ethics, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 6,538 votes, led by 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Ethics
1 Corinthians 6:9-11193 votes
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
2 Timothy 3:16-17166 votes
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Romans 13:8-10157 votes
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Proverbs 11:1139 votes
A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.
Matthew 7:12137 votes
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.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13129 votes
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Psalms 25:21127 votes
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
John 13:34-35123 votes
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Acts 2:38106 votes
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Romans 6:1-23103 votes
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Colossians 3:23102 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Romans 2:198 votes
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
Colossians 3:1798 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.
James 1:12-1589 votes
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Luke 6:3185 votes
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Leviticus 19:1883 votes
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.
Luke 16:1082 votes
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
Leviticus 19:1381 votes
Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
Proverbs 22:681 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 11:380 votes
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Romans 12:280 votes
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.
Mark 12:28-3176 votes
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
Philippians 4:873 votes
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.
Ecclesiastes 9:1065 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.
John 3:16-1764 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.
What does the Bible say about ethics?
Readers most often cite 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 on the subject of ethics. Across 6,538 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Romans 13:8-10, Proverbs 11:1. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.