What Does the Bible Say About Our Actions Toward Others?

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

1 John 3:18 ESV / 16 helpful votes

Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

Galatians 5:22-23 ESV / 13 helpful votes

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 13 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Luke 6:37-38 ESV / 11 helpful votes

“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Matthew 5:13-16 ESV / 11 helpful votes

“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Romans 14:12 ESV / 10 helpful votes

So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

Philippians 1:27 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,

Romans 12:2 ESV / 9 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.

Matthew 5:9 ESV / 9 helpful votes

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

Luke 6:45 ESV / 8 helpful votes

The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Matthew 6:1-4 ESV / 8 helpful votes

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

John 15:12 ESV / 6 helpful votes

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

1 John 3:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes

But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?

1 Peter 5:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

Colossians 3:12 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,

Philippians 4:8 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Philippians 2:3-4 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

1 Corinthians 13:4 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant

Jeremiah 17:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord.

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 ESV / 4 helpful votes

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; ...

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

1 Corinthians 1:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.

Romans 12:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.

James 2:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.

Colossians 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Philippians 2:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,

Ephesians 6:1-4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Proverbs 15:1-33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent. ...

Genesis 1:26-27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

2 Corinthians 6:6 ESV / 1 helpful vote

By purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love;

34 Bible Verses about Our Actions Toward Others

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 21 helpful votes

1 John 3:18 ESV / 16 helpful votes

Galatians 5:22-23 ESV / 13 helpful votes

John 3:16-17 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Luke 6:37-38 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Matthew 5:13-16 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Romans 14:12 ESV / 10 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Philippians 1:27 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Romans 12:2 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Matthew 5:9 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Luke 6:45 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Matthew 6:1-4 ESV / 8 helpful votes

John 15:12 ESV / 6 helpful votes

1 John 3:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes

1 Peter 5:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Colossians 3:12 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Philippians 4:8 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Philippians 2:3-4 ESV / 5 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 13:4 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Jeremiah 17:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 1:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Ecclesiastes 9:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Romans 12:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

James 2:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Colossians 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philippians 2:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 6:1-4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 15:1-33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 1:26-27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 6:6 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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34 Bible Verses about Our Actions Toward Others

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Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 21 helpful votes

1 John 3:18 ESV / 16 helpful votes

Galatians 5:22-23 ESV / 13 helpful votes

John 3:16-17 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Luke 6:37-38 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Matthew 5:13-16 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Romans 14:12 ESV / 10 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Philippians 1:27 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Romans 12:2 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Matthew 5:9 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Luke 6:45 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Matthew 6:1-4 ESV / 8 helpful votes

John 15:12 ESV / 6 helpful votes

1 John 3:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes

1 Peter 5:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Colossians 3:12 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Philippians 4:8 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Philippians 2:3-4 ESV / 5 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 13:4 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Jeremiah 17:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 1:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Ecclesiastes 9:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Romans 12:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

James 2:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Colossians 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philippians 2:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 6:1-4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 15:1-33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 1:26-27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 6:6 ESV / 1 helpful vote