1 Peter 2:1

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So then, stop doing anything to hurt others. Don’t lie anymore, and stop trying to fool people. Don’t be jealous or say bad things about others.

Cross References

Ephesians 4:31

Never be bitter, angry, or mad. Never shout angrily or say things to hurt others. Never do anything evil.

James 1:21

So get rid of everything evil in your lives—every kind of wrong you do. Be humble and accept God’s teaching that is planted in your hearts. This teaching can save you.

James 4:11

Brothers and sisters, don’t say anything against each other. If you criticize your brother or sister in Christ or judge them, you are criticizing and judging the law they follow. And when you are judging the law, you are not a follower of the law. You have become a judge.

1 Peter 3:10

The Scriptures say, “If you want to enjoy true life and have only good days, then avoid saying anything hurtful, and never let a lie come out of your mouth.

1 Peter 4:4

Now those “friends” think it is strange that you no longer join them in all the wild and wasteful things they do. And so they say bad things about you.

1 Peter 4:2

Strengthen yourselves so that you will live your lives here on earth doing what God wants, not the evil things that people want to do.

James 5:9

Brothers and sisters, don’t complain against each other. If you don’t stop complaining, you will be judged guilty. And the Judge is ready to come!

Hebrews 12:1

We have all these great people around us as examples. Their lives tell us what faith means. So we, too, should run the race that is before us and never quit. We should remove from our lives anything that would slow us down and the sin that so often makes us fall.

1 Timothy 3:11

In the same way, the women must have the respect of others. They must not be women who speak evil about other people. They must have self-control and be women who can be trusted in everything.

Psalm 34:13

Then avoid saying anything hurtful, and never let a lie come out of your mouth.

1 Peter 2:22

“He never sinned, and he never told a lie.” Isaiah 53:9

Titus 2:3

Also, teach the older women to live the way those who serve the Lord should live. They should not go around saying bad things about others or be in the habit of drinking too much. They should teach what is good.

Psalm 32:2

It is a great blessing when the Lord says they are not guilty, when they don’t try to hide their sins.

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers and sisters, don’t think like children. In evil things be like babies, but in your thinking you should be like full-grown adults.

Romans 1:29

They are filled with every kind of sin, evil, greed, and hatred. They are full of jealousy, murder, fighting, lying, and thinking the worst things about each other. They gossip

Luke 6:42

You say to your friend, ‘Let me get that little piece of dust out of your eye.’ Why do you say this? Can’t you see that big piece of wood in your own eye? You are a hypocrite. First, take the wood out of your own eye. Then you will see clearly to get the dust out of your friend’s eye.

Matthew 23:28

It is the same with you. People look at you and think you are godly. But on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and evil.

Matthew 7:5

You are a hypocrite! First, take the wood out of your own eye. Then you will see clearly to get the dust out of your friend’s eye.

Psalm 37:1

Don’t get upset about evil people. Don’t be jealous of those who do wrong.

2 Corinthians 12:20

I do this because I am afraid that when I come, you will not be what I want you to be. And I am afraid that I will not be what you want me to be. I am afraid that I will find arguing, jealousy, anger, selfish fighting, evil talk, gossip, pride, and confusion there.

Proverbs 24:1

Don’t be jealous of evil people. Have no desire to be around them.

Proverbs 3:31

Don’t envy those who are violent. Never choose to be like them.

Revelation 14:5

They are not guilty of telling lies; they are without fault.

1 Peter 2:16

Live like free people, but don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. Live as those who are serving God.

James 4:5

Do you think the Scriptures mean nothing? The Scriptures say, “The Spirit God made to live in us wants us only for himself.”

James 3:14

If you are selfish and have bitter jealousy in your hearts, you have no reason to boast. Your boasting is a lie that hides the truth.

1 Thessalonians 2:3

When we encourage people to believe the Good News, it’s not out of wrong motives. We are not trying to trick or fool anyone.

1 Corinthians 5:8

So let us eat our Passover meal, but not with the bread that has the old yeast, the yeast of sin and wrongdoing. But let us eat the bread that has no yeast. This is the bread of goodness and truth.

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said, “This man coming is a true Israelite, one you can trust.”

Luke 11:44

It will be bad for you, because you are like hidden graves. People walk on them without knowing it.”

Isaiah 30:22

Then you will take your idols covered with gold and silver and make them unfit to be used again. You will throw them away like filthy rags and say, “Go away!”

Proverbs 24:19

Don’t let those who are evil upset you, and don’t be jealous of them.

Proverbs 14:30

Peace of mind makes the body healthy, but jealousy is like a cancer.

Job 36:13

“People who don’t care about God are always bitter. Even when he punishes them, they refuse to pray to him for help.

Luke 12:1

Many thousands of people came together. There were so many people that they were stepping on each other. Before Jesus spoke to the people, he said to his followers, “Be careful of the yeast of the Pharisees. I mean that they are hypocrites.

Mark 12:15

But Jesus knew that these men were really trying to trick him. He said, “Why are you trying to catch me saying something wrong? Bring me a silver coin. Let me see it.”

Matthew 24:51

Then the master will punish that servant. He will send him away to be with the hypocrites, where people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.

Matthew 15:7

You are hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he spoke for God about you:

Isaiah 2:20

At that time people will throw away their idols they made from gold and silver. They made these statues to worship, but they will throw them into holes in the ground where bats and moles live.

Psalm 73:3

I saw that wicked people were successful, and I became jealous of those proud people.