Bible Verses about “pleasing the lord”
The Bible contains 45 verses about pleasing the lord across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.”
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;”
“Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”
“Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.”
“Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.”
“For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;”
“Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,”
“"For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."”
“For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.”
“To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn't do it, to him it is sin.”
“that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,”
“that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”
“But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.”
“nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.”
“redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”
“because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.”
“This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.”
“Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.”
“Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;”
“speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and making melody in your heart to the Lord;”
“Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.”
“Therefore don't be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”
“But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;”
“giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;”
“Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.”
“For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn't be a servant of Christ.”
“subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.”
“Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.”
“For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,”
“Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.”
“Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.”
“Therefore he says, "Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."”
“Therefore don't be partakers with them.”
“for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,”
“proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.”
“For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.”
“Don't be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.”
“But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.”
“Those who are in the flesh can't please God.”
“For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.”
“Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.”
“that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;”
“When a man's ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.”
“As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.”
“No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.”