Written by Pastor Jack WellmanWorld’s Best 14 Bible Verses About Responsibility
All of us carry responsibility for our actions, so what are 14 Bible verses that speak about our responsibility before God and before others?
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But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
- Luke 12:48
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Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
- Proverbs 28:13
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For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies. Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:11-12
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The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.
- Ezekiel 18:20
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For each will have to bear his own load.
- Galatians 6:5
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Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God;
- Romans 14:10
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Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.
- Galatians 6:7
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For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10
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Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
- Proverbs
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The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
- 2 Corinthians 9:6
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But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
- 1 Timothy 5:8
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Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
- Colossians 3:23
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for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
- 2 Timothy 1:7
I hope these Bible verses have made you think about responsibility in a godly way, or in a way that we are responsible before God, but also responsible before others for our actions. That might make us think next time…before we act.
