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15 Bible Verses About Attitude

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Summary

  • The NIV uses the word attitude in Ephesians 4:23, “made new in the attitude of your minds,” between putting off the old self and putting on the new.
  • Philippians 2:5 asks for “the same mindset as Christ Jesus,” and verses 6 to 8 describe that mindset as Christ humbling himself to death on a cross.
  • Proverbs 23:7, “as he thinks in his heart, so is he” in the New King James Version, describes a stingy host whose invitation does not match his heart.
  • Ephesians 4:31-32 lists bitterness, rage and anger as things to get rid of and puts kindness, compassion and forgiveness in their place.
  • James 1:2-4 and 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 tie joy and not losing heart in trouble to what the trouble produces or achieves.

The Bible places attitude in the mind and asks for the mind to be made new (Ephesians 4:23). The pattern it sets out is Christ’s own: Philippians 2:5 asks for “the same mindset as Christ Jesus,” who humbled himself to death on a cross. The New Testament also gives instructions for particular attitudes: what to think about (Philippians 4:8), how to judge oneself (Romans 12:3), what to do with bitterness and anger (Ephesians 4:31-32), how to meet trials (James 1:2-4),…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version, except Proverbs 23:7, which is from the New King James Version.

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