Bible Verses about “social skills”

“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well.”

“For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.”

“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”

“¶ ‹Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.›”

“My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, [and] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.”

“Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all [my members] were written, [which] in continuance were fashioned, when [as yet there was] none of them.”

“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”

“[Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”

“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”

“[To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”

“That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,”

“The aged women likewise, that [they be] in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;”

“A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;”

“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:”

“‹And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done› [it] ‹unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done› [it] ‹unto me.›”

“To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, [but] gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.”

“Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”

“In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine [shewing] uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,”

“That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth;”

“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;”

“Withhold not correction from the child: for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.”

“¶ But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.”

“And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”

“And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

“¶ Do all things without murmurings and disputings:”

“Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.”

“But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:”

“Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;”

“Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:”

“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:”

“Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.”

“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of [his] good pleasure.”

“Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind.”

“As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all [men], especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”

“And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, [or] to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people [shall be] my people, and thy God my God:”

“For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags.”

“That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;”

“¶ Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,”

“Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:”

“¶ For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,”

“That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.”

“¶ Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.”

“Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.”

“Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.”

“¶ But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:”

“¶ Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.”

“¶ If [there be] therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,”

“Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.”

“Know ye that the LORD he [is] God: [it is] he [that] hath made us, and not we ourselves; [we are] his people, and the sheep of his pasture.”

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;”