What Does the Bible Say About Logical Thinking?

1 Peter 3:15 ESV / 44 helpful votes

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,

James 1:19 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

Titus 2:7-8 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.

Acts 17:17 ESV / 20 helpful votes

So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.

Acts 17:22-31 ESV / 19 helpful votes

So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, ...

Isaiah 1:18 ESV / 17 helpful votes

“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.

Isaiah 41:21 ESV / 16 helpful votes

Set forth your case, says the Lord; bring your proofs, says the King of Jacob.

James 3:17 ESV / 13 helpful votes

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

Hebrews 4:12 ESV / 11 helpful votes

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Romans 12:2 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Acts 17:31 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”

1 Corinthians 2:16 ESV / 7 helpful votes

“For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

John 12:31 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.

Proverbs 19:28 ESV / 6 helpful votes

A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

2 Timothy 4:8 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

John 5:29 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

Luke 10:25-37 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” ...

Ecclesiastes 8:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Whoever keeps a command will know no evil thing, and the wise heart will know the proper time and the just way.

Deuteronomy 4:14 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And the Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and rules, that you might do them in the land that you are going over to possess.

2 Timothy 4:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:

Colossians 2:16 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath.

Romans 2:6 ESV / 4 helpful votes

He will render to each one according to his works:

Acts 10:42 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.

John 16:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment:

John 14:6 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Matthew 19:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Psalm 1:5 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;

Deuteronomy 4:5 ESV / 4 helpful votes

See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.

Genesis 18:25 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”

James 5:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.

James 2:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

Hebrews 10:30 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For we know him who said, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.”

Hebrews 9:27 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,

Romans 14:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

Romans 2:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.

John 16:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

Luke 22:30 ESV / 3 helpful votes

That you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Mark 10:17-31 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ...

Ecclesiastes 11:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 3 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...

2 Corinthians 4:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.

Matthew 13:1-58 ESV / 2 helpful votes

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, ...

Ecclesiastes 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.

44 Bible Verses about Logical Thinking

1 Peter 3:15 ESV / 44 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 1:19 ESV / 23 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Titus 2:7-8 ESV / 22 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 17:17 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 17:22-31 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 1:18 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 41:21 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 3:17 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 4:12 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 12:2 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 17:31 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 2:16 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 12:31 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 19:28 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 4:8 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 5:29 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 10:25-37 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ecclesiastes 8:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Deuteronomy 4:14 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 4:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 2:16 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 2:6 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 10:42 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 16:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 14:6 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 19:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 1:5 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Deuteronomy 4:5 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 18:25 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 5:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 2:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 10:30 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 9:27 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 14:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 2:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 16:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 22:30 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 10:17-31 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ecclesiastes 11:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 4:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 13:1-58 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ecclesiastes 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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