WAYS TO RIGHTEOUSNESS.......

THINGS NOT TO DO TO BE RIGHTEOUS:

A. LAZINESS OR BEING IDLE

 Proverbs 12:24

Today's New International Version (TNIV)

 ²⁴ Diligent hands will rule,
   but laziness ends in forced labor.

Proverbs 19:15

Today's New International Version (TNIV)

 ¹⁵ Laziness brings on deep sleep,
   and the shiftless go hungry.

Ecclesiastes 10:18

Today's New International Version (TNIV)

 ¹⁸ Through laziness, the rafters sag;
   because of idle hands, the house leaks.

 B. GOSSIPING

1. Proverbs 11:13
   Gossips betray a confidence, but the trustworthy keep a secret.
   Proverbs 11:12-14 (in Context) Proverbs 11 (Whole Chapter)
2. Proverbs 16:28
   The perverse stir up dissension, and gossips separate close friends.
   Proverbs 16:27-29 (in Context) Proverbs 16 (Whole Chapter)
3. Proverbs 18:8
   The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
   Proverbs 18:7-9 (in Context) Proverbs 18 (Whole Chapter)
4. Proverbs 20:19
   A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.
   Proverbs 20:18-20 (in Context) Proverbs 20 (Whole Chapter)
5. Proverbs 26:20
   Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
   Proverbs 26:19-21 (in Context) Proverbs 26 (Whole Chapter)
6. Proverbs 26:22
   The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
   Proverbs 26:21-23 (in Context) Proverbs 26 (Whole Chapter)
7. Romans 1:29
   They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,
   Romans 1:28-30 (in Context) Romans 1 (Whole Chapter)
8. 2 Corinthians 12:20
   For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder.
   2 Corinthians 12:19-21 (in Context) 2 Corinthians 12 (Whole Chapter)    

C. STEALING

1. Hosea 4:2
   There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
   Hosea 4:1-3 (in Context) Hosea 4 (Whole Chapter)
2. Romans 2:21
   you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?
   Romans 2:20-22 (in Context) Romans 2 (Whole Chapter)
3. Ephesians 4:28
   Those who have been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.
   Ephesians 4:27-29 (in Context) Ephesians 4 (Whole Chapter)