Obedience to God shapes your character and aligns your actions with His purpose. It requires trust in His wisdom even when the path is unclear. Through obedience, you learn discipline and grow in faith. By following His guidance, you find strength and clarity.
Below is the full list of bible verses on obedience (King James Version – KJV). The list is ranked in order of popularity and we hope you find the inspiration you need.
Most Popular Bible Verses About Obedience
Acts 5:29
“29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.”
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1 Peter 1:14
“14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:”
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1 John 5:3
“3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”
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Isaiah 1:19
“19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:”
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Luke 6:46
“46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?”
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Exodus 23:22
“22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.”
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Psalm 119:30
“30 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.”
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John 14:31
“31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.”
Luke 11:28
“28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.”
Jeremiah 7:23
“23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.”
2 Kings 18:6
“6 For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.”
1 John 3:24
“24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.”
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John 8:51
“51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.”
John 14:23
“23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.”
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Romans 5:19
“19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”
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Psalm 119:60
“60 I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.”
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James 1:22-25
“22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.”
Philippians 2:8
“8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”
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Psalm 112:1
“1 Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.”
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Exodus 19:5
“5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:”
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John 14:21
“21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.”
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Hebrews 5:9
“9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;”
John 15:14
“14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.”
Romans 6:16
“16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?”
Psalm 119:44
“44 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.”
Psalm 143:10
“10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.”
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Titus 3:1
“1 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,”
1 Samuel 15:22
“22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.”
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Hebrews 13:17
“17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.”
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