Walking in the Way of the Lord,........ Bible Etiquette
Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and [that it may be] well with you, and [that] ye may prolong [your] days in the land which ye shall possess.
Below I have listed some verses that apply to everyday life, then I have listed some thoughts that were gleaned from them. If you have additional thoughts, Please share them.
Lev. 19:32. Always rise and give a seat to an aged person.
Ex. 20:12. Show especial respect to your father and mother.
Prov. 1:8, 9. Respect for parents gives a charm and dignity to the character.
Lev. 19:14. Be careful to show kindness to any that have physical deformities, as the blind, deaf, etc.
Ex. 22:22-24. Be kind to those who have passed through heavy sorrow, widows and fatherless children.
2 Tim. 2:24. “Be gentle unto all men.”
1 Peter 3:7. Men should respect and honor the women.
1 Tim. 2:12, 13. Women should not be forward and take the place of men, but should recognize men as occupying the first place.
Matt. 5:33-37. Avoid all slang expressions of every sort..
Prov. 7:11. Avoid all loud talking.
Prov. 6:13-15. Winking, or making signs with the hands and feet, is very rude.
Prov. 25:17. It is not good etiquette to visit the same family too often.
Prov. 27:14. If one rises very early in the morning, he should be quiet so as not to disturb others.
1 Peter 3:1-5. Nothing adds to a woman’s charms like a “meek and quiet spirit.”
Prov. 31:30. “Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”
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