Bible Verses about 'Acceptable'

The LORD is more pleased when we do what is right and… Proverbs 21:3

The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices. Proverbs 21:3	To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. honesty righteousness sacrifice
Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have. 2 Corinthians 8:12	As long as the goodwill is present, the gift will be acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have. encouragement giving generosity

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Romans 12:1	Therefore, brethren, I implore you by the mercies of God to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice that is holy and acceptable to God—a spiritual act of worship. mercy holiness obedience
The lips of the godly speak helpful words, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words. Proverbs 10:32	The lips of the righteous utter words of kindness, but the mouth of the wicked knows only how to pervert. truth righteousness speaking
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14	Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart find favor in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. speaking prayer heart
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2	Do not be conformed to the world, but be transformed by the renewal of your minds, so that you will be able to discern the will of God and to know what is good and acceptable and perfect. blameless obedience life
Then Peter replied, “I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism. In every nation he accepts those who fear him and do what is right.” Acts 10:34-35	Then Peter addressed them: “I now understand how true it is that God has no favorites, but that in every nation all those who fear God and do what is right are acceptable to him.” obedience righteousness evangelism
In the same way, some think one day is more holy than another day, while others think every day is alike. You should each be fully convinced that whichever day you choose is acceptable. Romans 14:5	One person may consider one day to be more sacred than another, while another may judge all days to be alike. Let everyone be convinced in his own beliefs. obedience wisdom neighbor
“Don’t you understand either?” he asked. “Can’t you see that the food you put into your body cannot defile you? Food doesn’t go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.” (By saying this, he declared that every kind of food is acceptable in God’s eyes.) Mark 7:18-19	He said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not realize that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, since it enters not into the heart but into the stomach and is discharged into the sewer?” Thus, he pronounced all foods clean. food body heart
The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. Psalm 51:17	My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a contrite and humble heart, O God, you will not spurn. sacrifice repentance