Bible Verses about the Law

These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart… Deuteronomy 6:6-7

These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. Deuteronomy 6:6-7	And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. family children
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! Romans 6:15	Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! sin grace freedom

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up. 1 Corinthians 10:23	You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is beneficial. goodness righteousness food
For I command you today to love Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances, that you may live and multiply, and that Yahweh your God may bless you in the land where you go in to possess it. Deuteronomy 30:16	For I command you this day to love the Lord your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you and the land you are about to enter and occupy. blessing life
The second is like this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these. Mark 12:31	The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these. love neighbor selfishness
This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success. Joshua 1:8	Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. obedience blessing
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23	But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Spirit blessing gentleness
Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin. Romans 3:20	For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are. sin righteousness
It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to Yahweh your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you today, that Yahweh your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. Deuteronomy 28:1	If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. obedience blessing
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8	Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law. love debt
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Galatians 5:14	For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” love neighbor
Therefore, whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets. Matthew 7:12	Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets. neighbor relationships prophecy
But Yahweh’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children, to those who keep his covenant, to those who remember to obey his precepts. Psalm 103:17-18	But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments! reliability family covenant
Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul, to keep Yahweh’s commandments and statutes, which I command you today for your good? Deuteronomy 10:12-13	And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the Lord your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul. And you must always obey the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good. awe blessing serving
Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship do righteousness and iniquity have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 2 Corinthians 6:14	Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness? righteousness relationships light
He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8	No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. righteousness humility
You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4	Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord. family children
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2	Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. suffering neighbor
But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream. Amos 5:24	Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice, an endless river of righteous living. righteousness
For as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. Romans 2:12	When the Gentiles sin, they will be destroyed, even though they never had God’s written law. And the Jews, who do have God’s law, will be judged by that law when they fail to obey it. sin judgment punishment
With my whole heart I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments. Psalm 119:10	I have tried hard to find you— don’t let me wander from your commands. righteousness heart
This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. John 15:12	This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. love Jesus
I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me. Psalm 119:30	I have chosen to be faithful; I have determined to live by your regulations. faith truth
Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God; so whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight. 1 John 3:21-22	Dear friends, if we don’t feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence. And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him. trust obedience
Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded you, to love Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. Joshua 22:5	But be very careful to obey all the commands and the instructions that Moses gave to you. Love the Lord your God, walk in all his ways, obey his commands, hold firmly to him, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul. heart soul serving