Bible Verses about 'Godly'

In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ… 2 Timothy 3:12

In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
2 Timothy 3:12 life persecution Jesus
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.
2 Peter 2:9 temptation judgment punishment

Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
2 Corinthians 7:10 worrying sadness repentance
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.
Titus 2:11-12 grace righteousness salvation
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.
2 Peter 1:3 strength life receiving
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.
Psalm 97:10 reliability redeemer evil
For he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.
Proverbs 2:8 righteousness protection obedience
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.
Psalm 37:28 eternal life reliability righteousness
The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously.
Psalm 37:21 debt money righteousness
All day long he craves for more,
but the righteous give without sparing.
Proverbs 21:26 greed giving materialism
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.
Psalm 37:16-17 sin money righteousness
Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;
you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
Psalm 5:12 blessing protection righteousness
A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
Proverbs 11:18 sin righteousness reward
The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe.
Proverbs 18:10 God safety protection
The name of the righteous is used in blessings,
but the name of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 10:7 sin righteousness blessing
The Lord makes firm the steps
of the one who delights in him.
Psalm 37:23 serving obedience trust
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
Proverbs 10:20 valuable righteousness speaking
Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:6 righteousness speaking blessing
The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,
but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
Proverbs 10:32 truth righteousness speaking
The father of a righteous child has great joy;
a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.
Proverbs 23:24 joy wisdom family
The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
Proverbs 10:28 righteousness hope patience
Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken.
Psalm 55:22 reliability righteousness safety
The Lord gives sight to the blind,
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,
the Lord loves the righteous.
Psalm 146:8 sickness healing righteousness
Do not envy the violent
or choose any of their ways.
For the Lord detests the perverse
but takes the upright into his confidence.
Proverbs 3:31-32 trust righteousness planning
But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
1 Timothy 6:11 faith love righteousness

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.’”