Bible Verses about “habits”

“Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.”

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

“Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.”

“No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”

“Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.”

“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”

“not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as you see the Day approaching.”

“But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.”

“Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don't give up.”

“But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.”

“For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;”

“for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.”

“"All things are lawful for me," but not all things are expedient. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be brought under the power of anything.”

“For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.”

“Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.”

“and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,”

“Don't you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win.”

“that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;”

“and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.”

“Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.”

“but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.”

“I therefore run like that, as not uncertainly. I fight like that, as not beating the air,”

“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.”

“Don't lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,”

“and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,”

“But refuse profane and old wives' fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.”

“For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.”

“The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.”

“covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.”

“For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,”

“Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;”

“and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.”

“He said, "That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.”

“and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control patience; and in patience godliness;”

“All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."”

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

“For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

“Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.”

“Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.”

“Don't turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.”

“My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.”

“Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart.”

“For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.”

“But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.”

“Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.”

“Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may you also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.”