Bible Verses about 'Godly'
- In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
- If this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
- Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
- For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.
- His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
- Let those who love the Lord hate evil,
for he guards the lives of his faithful ones
and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. - For he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones. - For the Lord loves the just
and will not forsake his faithful ones.
Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed;
the offspring of the wicked will perish. - The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously. - All day long he craves for more,
but the righteous give without sparing. - Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth of many wicked;
for the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous. - Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;
you surround them with your favor as with a shield. - A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. - The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe. - The name of the righteous is used in blessings,
but the name of the wicked will rot. - The Lord makes firm the steps
of the one who delights in him. - The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value. - Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. - The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,
but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse. - The father of a righteous child has great joy;
a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him. - The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing. - Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken. - The Lord gives sight to the blind,
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,
the Lord loves the righteous. - Do not envy the violent
or choose any of their ways.
For the Lord detests the perverse
but takes the upright into his confidence. - But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
This is what the Lord says:
“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest for your souls.
But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’”If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 
