Bible Verses About Taking Responsibility
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for taking responsibility, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,111 votes, led by Proverbs 28:13. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Taking Responsibility
Proverbs 28:13141 votes
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Ezra 10:4124 votes
Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
2 Thessalonians 3:6-1266 votes
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
Luke 6:3160 votes
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Galatians 6:5-1860 votes
For every man shall bear his own burden.
Romans 5:357 votes
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
Ephesians 4:31-3257 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Proverbs 12:2247 votes
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Galatians 6:541 votes
For every man shall bear his own burden.
Romans 12:236 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.
Romans 5:434 votes
And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
Job 19:427 votes
And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.
Romans 12:126 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Hebrews 13:524 votes
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Romans 5:121 votes
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Colossians 3:2321 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Exodus 20:1620 votes
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Ephesians 4:2620 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Exodus 20:1-1719 votes
And God spake all these words, saying,
Numbers 30:218 votes
If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
Acts 5:1-1118 votes
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2 Kings 2:1-2514 votes
And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
1 Corinthians 12:1313 votes
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Galatians 3:2813 votes
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 6:1213 votes
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
What does the Bible say about taking responsibility?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 28:13 on the subject of taking responsibility. Across 1,111 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ezra 10:4, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12, Luke 6:31. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.