how god wants us to live

The 15 most-voted verses about how god wants us to live, from 9 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Micah 6:8 (BSB)

He hath shewed thee, O man, what [is] good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Micah 6:8 (KJV)

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does the LORD require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Micah 6:8 (WEB)

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

Mark 12:30 (BSB)

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment.

Mark 12:30 (KJV)

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.

Mark 12:30 (WEB)

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

Proverbs 14:12 (BSB)

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

Proverbs 14:12 (KJV)

There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs 14:12 (WEB)

God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

John 4:24 (BSB)

God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

John 4:24 (KJV)

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

John 4:24 (WEB)

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

John 14:6 (BSB)

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

John 14:6 (KJV)

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

John 14:6 (WEB)

I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

John 15:5 (BSB)

I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

John 15:5 (KJV)

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

John 15:5 (WEB)

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Galatians 5:22 (BSB)

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Galatians 5:22 (KJV)

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Galatians 5:22 (WEB)

Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,

Ephesians 5:1 (BSB)

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

Ephesians 5:1 (KJV)

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

Ephesians 5:1 (WEB)

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

Jeremiah 29:11 (BSB)

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV)

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says the LORD, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11 (WEB)

But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Matthew 4:4 (BSB)

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Matthew 4:4 (KJV)

But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God’s mouth.’”

Matthew 4:4 (WEB)

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

Matthew 6:33 (BSB)

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:33 (KJV)

But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6:33 (WEB)

Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

Matthew 7:21 (BSB)

¶ Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Matthew 7:21 (KJV)

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 7:21 (WEB)

Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.

Luke 9:23 (BSB)

¶ And he said to [them] all, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Luke 9:23 (KJV)

He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

Luke 9:23 (WEB)

Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”

John 7:24 (BSB)

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

John 7:24 (KJV)

Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”

John 7:24 (WEB)

Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

Ephesians 5:17 (BSB)

Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord [is].

Ephesians 5:17 (KJV)

Therefore, don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Ephesians 5:17 (WEB)

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