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|Bible Verses About How to Behave |

|For Young Children |

| |Verse(s) |Concept/Rule |

|In General |Matthew 22:37 & 39 |Love God and love others. |

| |Galatians 5:22-23 |Fruit of the Spirit: |

| | |love, joy, peace, |

| | | |

| | |patience, kindness, goodness, |

| | |faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control |

| |Hebrews 12:11 |Discipline is no fun, but it will make you right with God. |

| |Hebrews 13:17 |Obey leaders joyfully (obey leaders…and do it with joy). |

| |Romans 13:3 |You won’t be afraid of who’s in charge if you do what is right. |

| |1 Thess. 5:22 |Stay away from anything that looks wrong (appearances of evil). |

|About Tattling |1 Thess. 4:11 |Mind your own business (no tattling). |

| |James 4:11-12 |Don’t tell on others because there is only one judge – God. |

| |James 5:9 | |

| |Romans 14:13 |Don’t judge others. |

|About Anger |Proverbs 16:32 |Whoever is slow to anger is better than strong people. |

| |James 1:19 |Be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger. |

| |Ephesians 4:26 |Be angry, but don’t sin. (When you get angry, stop before doing something wrong; |

| | |give the Holy Spirit a chance to help you do what is right.) |

| |Proverbs 14:29 |If you have great understanding, you won’t get angry so fast. |

|About Enemies |Matthew 5:44 |Pray for your enemies. |

| |Matthew 6:12 & 14 |Forgive your enemies. |

| |Ephesians 4:32 |Forgive others just like Christ forgave you. |

| |Psalm 18:3 |Call on the Lord and be saved from enemies. |

| |Psalm 56:3 |“When I’m afraid, I will trust in Thee.” |

|About Evil |Psalm 97:10 |Hate evil if you love the Lord. |

| |Proverbs 14:16 |A wise man turns away from evil (flee temptation). |

| |Proverbs 11:27 |If you look for evil, it will come to you. |

| |Verse(s) |Concept/Rule |

|About Talking |Ecclesiastes 5:2 |Let your words be few. |

| |Ephesians 4:29 |Don’t let mean, bad, or naughty words come out of your mouth; say only things |

| | |that will help others. |

| |Ecclesiastes 3:7 |There is a time to be quiet and a time to speak. |

| |Proverbs 15:1 |A gentle answer gets rid of anger. |

| |James 1:19 |Be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger. |

| |Proverbs 21:23 |“He who guards his mouth and his tongue, guards his soul from troubles.” |

| |Proverbs 18:13 |Don’t give an answer before you listen. |

| |Philippians 2:14 |Do everything without complaining. |

| |Proverbs 30:32 |“…if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth.” |

| |Proverbs 10:19 |When there are many words, sin is unavoidable. |

| |Ecclesiastes 5:6 |Don’t let your speech cause you to sin. |

| |Proverbs 26:4 |Do not answer a fool; you’ll be just like him. |

| |Psalm 71:24a |Tell others about God. ("My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the|

| | |day long…" ) |

| |Psalm 63:3 |When you talk, praise God. ("Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my|

| | |lips shall praise You." ) |

|About Struggling to do |Romans 7:15 |I don’t do what I should do, and I do what I hate and know is wrong. |

|What is Right | | |

| |2 Corinthians 5:14 |The love of Christ controls us. |

| |Psalm 119:11 |Thy Word I have hid in my heart, so I won’t sin. |

|About Others |Proverbs 24:17 |Do not be happy when someone else gets into trouble. |

| |Proverbs 17:5 |Whoever is happy about trouble for others/disaster (‘calamity’) will be punished.|

| |1 Corinthians 13:4 |Love isn’t jealous and doesn’t brag. (Brag about Jesus, instead. Romans 15:17)|

| |Proverbs 1:10 |If sinners try to get you to do wrong things, don’t do them. |

| |1 John 4:20 & 21 |If someone says, “I love God” and hates his brother, he is a liar. If you love |

| | |God, you would love your brother also. |

| |Verse(s) |Concept/Rule |

|About Obeying |Hebrews 13:17a |Obey adults who are in charge of you because they care about you. (“Obey those |

| | |who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls.” ) |

| |Proverbs 1:8 & 9 |Obey your parents. |

| |Exodus 20:12 | |

| |Zechariah 7:11-12 |The Lord is very angry when you refuse to listen and obey. (“But they refused to |

| | |heed, shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears so that they could not |

| | |hear. Yes, they made their hearts like flint, refusing to hear the law and the |

| | |words which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets.|

| | |Thus great wrath came from the Lord of hosts.”) |

| |John 14:15 |If you love God, you will obey His rules. (“ ‘If you love Me, keep My |

| |1 John 5:3 |commandments.’”) |

|Other |Psalm 119:59 |Repent: Think about the wrong things you are doing and change your behavior to do|

| | |what God wants you to do. (“I thought about my ways, and turned my feet to Your |

| | |testimonies.”) |

| |Hebrews 13:16 |Sharing: “But do not forget to do good and to share…” |

| |Romans 3:12 |No one does good – not one. |

| |Psalm 53:3 | |

| |Romans 3:23 |All have sinned. |

| |1 John 1:10 |If we say we don’t sin, we make Him a liar. |

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