Bible Verses About Living by the Ten Commandments
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for living by the ten commandments, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 728 votes, led by 1 John 3:4. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Living by the Ten Commandments
1 John 3:429 votes
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Exodus 20:1-2625 votes
And God spake all these words, saying,
Matthew 7:2125 votes
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 19:1725 votes
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
John 15:1025 votes
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
2 Timothy 3:1625 votes
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Exodus 20:323 votes
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Luke 6:4623 votes
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
1 John 5:322 votes
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Jeremiah 31:3321 votes
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Deuteronomy 4:1320 votes
And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.
Exodus 34:2819 votes
And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
John 1:119 votes
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Exodus 20:718 votes
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Revelation 1:118 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Exodus 20:1-1717 votes
And God spake all these words, saying,
Deuteronomy 10:417 votes
And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the Lord spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the Lord gave them unto me.
Exodus 20:1216 votes
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Exodus 20:1316 votes
Thou shalt not kill.
Exodus 20:1416 votes
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Exodus 20:1516 votes
Thou shalt not steal.
Deuteronomy 5:6-2116 votes
I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Exodus 20:215 votes
I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
John 14:1514 votes
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
James 2:1014 votes
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
What does the Bible say about living by the ten commandments?
Readers most often cite 1 John 3:4 on the subject of living by the ten commandments. Across 728 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Exodus 20:1-26, Matthew 7:21, Matthew 19:17. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.