Philippians 4:8

Paul directs believers to fix their minds on whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, and praiseworthy. What we dwell on shapes who we become.

Cross-references · 40

• Jas 3:17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
• Titus 2:7In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
• Rom 12:9–21Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
• 2 Cor 8:21Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
• Gal 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
• 1 Th 5:21–22Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
• 2 Pet 1:3–7According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
• Heb 13:18Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
• Eph 5:9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
• 1 Pet 2:12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
• 1 Tim 4:12Let 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.
• Titus 1:8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
• 1 Jn 3:3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
• 1 Pet 1:22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
• Prov 20:7The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
• Titus 3:14And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
• Rom 13:13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
• Jas 1:27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
• 1 Jn 3:18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
• Titus 2:2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
• 1 Pet 4:8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
• 2 Cor 13:7Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
• Col 4:5Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
• 2 Sam 23:3The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
• Deut 16:20That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
• 1 Tim 3:7–8Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
• 1 Tim 5:10Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.
• Rom 13:3For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
• Prov 31:31Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
• Phil 3:1Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
• 1 Cor 13:1–13Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
• Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
• Isa 26:7The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
• 1 Tim 2:2For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
• Rom 2:29But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
• Eph 4:25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
• 1 Th 4:12That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
• Eph 6:14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
• Mark 6:20For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
• John 7:18He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

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