Bible Verses about 'Should'

God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son… Numbers 23:19

God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? Numbers 23:19	God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through? God reliability promises
For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 1 John 3:11	This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. law love neighbor

“Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?” says the Lord God, “and not that he should turn from his ways and live?” Ezekiel 18:23	Do you think that I like to see wicked people die? says the Sovereign Lord. Of course not! I want them to turn from their wicked ways and live. conversion life death
Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6	Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it. righteousness family children
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9	The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. salvation patience conversion
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. Psalm 32:8	The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” encouragement understanding learning
You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. John 15:16	You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name. obedience prayer calling
And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:11	And every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. God obedience acknowledging
I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. John 17:15	I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. safety mediator evil
I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman? Job 31:1	I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman. desires self-control covenant
But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified. 1 Corinthians 9:27	I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified. self-control judgment body
To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. Job 6:14	One should be kind to a fainting friend, but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty. awe friendship neighbor
But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.” 1 Peter 3:14	But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don’t worry or be afraid of their threats. righteousness suffering fear
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps. 1 Peter 2:21	For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps. suffering following calling
Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You. Psalm 143:8	Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you. trust love planning
And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” Genesis 2:18	Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” creation marriage relationships
But who am I, and who are my people, That we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, And of Your own we have given You. 1 Chronicles 29:14	But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us! money giving dependence
And you shall be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine. Leviticus 20:26	You must be holy because I, the Lord, am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own. holiness life
Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 1 John 3:1	See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him. love Father children
Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth. Philippians 2:9-10	Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth. Jesus worship heaven
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5	God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor— not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. holiness sexuality body
What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? John 6:62	Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again? ascension
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16	For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. grace eternal life faith
Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. 1 Corinthians 7:2	But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband. desires marriage relationships
I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God. Ecclesiastes 3:12-13	So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can. And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God. joy life food