What Does the Bible Say About Decency?

Psalm 139:1-24 ESV / 10 helpful votes

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. ...

1 Corinthians 14:40 ESV / 9 helpful votes

But all things should be done decently and in order.

Matthew 5:10 ESV / 9 helpful votes

“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:28 ESV / 8 helpful votes

But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Acts 9:7 ESV / 7 helpful votes

The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.

Matthew 18:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes

But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

1 John 2:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes

For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.

Romans 14:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.

Matthew 18:7 ESV / 6 helpful votes

“Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!

Matthew 5:3 ESV / 6 helpful votes

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:1-48 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. ...

Numbers 31:50 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And we have brought the Lord's offering, what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and beads, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.”

Romans 3:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And why not do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.

Romans 1:24 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,

Acts 16:1-40 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily. ...

Isaiah 14:1-32 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and will set them in their own land, and sojourners will join them and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob. And the peoples will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them in the Lord's land as male and female slaves. They will take captive those who were their captors, and rule over those who oppressed them. When the Lord has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve, you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: “How the oppressor has ceased, the insolent fury ceased! The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers, ...

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 4 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. ...

Leviticus 19:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

“You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material.

Genesis 3:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

The Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.

Genesis 1:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

2 Peter 1:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,

1 Timothy 5:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes

(No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.)

1 Timothy 2:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire,

Matthew 25:36 ESV / 3 helpful votes

I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’

Genesis 3:1-24 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” ...

Genesis 1:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Ephesians 5:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

Galatians 5:19-21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

1 Corinthians 6:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.

Romans 14:1-23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. 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. One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. ...

Mark 16:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

They will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Deuteronomy 22:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

You shall not wear cloth of wool and linen mixed together.

3 John 1:2 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.

34 Bible Verses about Decency

Psalm 139:1-24 ESV / 10 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 14:40 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Matthew 5:10 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Matthew 5:28 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Acts 9:7 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Matthew 18:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes

1 John 2:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Romans 14:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Matthew 18:7 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Matthew 5:3 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Matthew 5:1-48 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Numbers 31:50 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Romans 3:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Romans 1:24 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Acts 16:1-40 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Isaiah 14:1-32 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Leviticus 19:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Genesis 3:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Genesis 1:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

2 Peter 1:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Timothy 5:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Timothy 2:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 25:36 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Genesis 3:1-24 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Genesis 1:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Galatians 5:19-21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 14:1-23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 16:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 22:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

3 John 1:2 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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34 Bible Verses about Decency

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Acts 9:7 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Psalm 139:1-24 ESV / 10 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 14:40 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Matthew 5:10 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Matthew 5:28 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Acts 9:7 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Matthew 18:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes

1 John 2:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Romans 14:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Matthew 18:7 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Matthew 5:3 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Matthew 5:1-48 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Numbers 31:50 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Romans 3:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Romans 1:24 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Acts 16:1-40 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Isaiah 14:1-32 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Leviticus 19:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Genesis 3:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Genesis 1:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

2 Peter 1:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Timothy 5:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Timothy 2:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 25:36 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Genesis 3:1-24 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Genesis 1:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Galatians 5:19-21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 14:1-23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 16:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 22:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

3 John 1:2 ESV / 1 helpful vote