Bible Verses About Right and Wrong
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for right and wrong, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 6,271 votes, led by James 4:17. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Right and Wrong
James 4:17587 votes
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Isaiah 5:20358 votes
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
John 3:19-21205 votes
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Proverbs 14:12204 votes
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Mark 7:20-23180 votes
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
Romans 7:15-22171 votes
For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
Romans 13:1167 votes
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Romans 13:8-10142 votes
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Colossians 3:17129 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.
Proverbs 22:6112 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Matthew 7:12108 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 Timothy 6:10106 votes
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
1 Timothy 4:12100 votes
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Ephesians 6:498 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:3397 votes
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Matthew 28:1884 votes
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Ephesians 4:2881 votes
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
1 John 2:15-1780 votes
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Galatians 6:978 votes
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Revelation 3:1673 votes
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
John 7:2471 votes
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Romans 1:2169 votes
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
1 Kings 3:963 votes
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
Psalms 119:5563 votes
I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law.
1 John 1:962 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
What does the Bible say about right and wrong?
Readers most often cite James 4:17 on the subject of right and wrong. Across 6,271 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Isaiah 5:20, John 3:19-21, Proverbs 14:12. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.