Here are 30 Bible verses about minding your own business:
Proverbs 26:17:
“Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.”
1 Thessalonians 4:11:
“…and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,”
1 Peter 4:15:
“But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.”
Proverbs 17:14:
“The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.”
Proverbs 20:3:
“It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.”
Proverbs 25:17:
“Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, lest he have his fill of you and hate you.”
Romans 14:10:
“Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God;”
Romans 14:13:
“Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.”
1 Corinthians 5:11:
“But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.”
Galatians 6:4:
“But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor.”
Philippians 2:4:
“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”
1 Timothy 5:13:
“Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.”
1 Timothy 5:15:
“For some have already strayed after Satan.”
2 Thessalonians 3:11:
“For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies.”
Titus 3:10:
“As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him,”
1 Peter 4:16:
“Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.”
Proverbs 26:20:
“For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.”
Proverbs 26:21:
“As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.”
Proverbs 18:6:
“A fool’s lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.”
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Proverbs 18:7:
“A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.”
Proverbs 18:8:
“The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.”
Proverbs 17:9:
“Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.”
Matthew 7:3:
“Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?”
Matthew 7:4:
“Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye?”
Matthew 7:5:
“You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.”
Romans 14:4:
“Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.”
Romans 15:1:
“We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.”
1 Corinthians 4:5:
“Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.”
1 Corinthians 10:24:
“Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.”
1 Corinthians 10:33:
“Just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.”
These verses emphasize the importance of focusing on our own responsibilities and avoiding unnecessary meddling in the affairs of others.