15 Bible Verses about Cleanliness

Most Relevant Verses

Deuteronomy 23:12-14

And a place aside, shalt thou have, without the camp, - whither thou canst go forth abroad; and a blade, shalt thou have upon thy staff, - so shall it be, that when thou wouldest sit down outside, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which hath passed from thee: for, Yahweh thy God, walketh to and fro in the midst of thy camp, to rescue thee, and to deliver up thine enemies before thee, so shall thy camps be holy, - and he shall see in thee no shameful thing, that he should turn away from following thee.

Matthew 23:26

Blind Pharisee! cleanse, first, the inside, of the cup and of the dish, that, the outside thereof, may become, clean.

James 4:17

To him, therefore, who knoweth how to be doing, a right thing, and is not doing it, it is, sin, unto him.

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Ablution » Cleanliness » Examples of

Genesis 18:4

Let there be fetched, I pray thee a little water, and bathe ye your feet, - and rest yourselves under the tree.

Genesis 43:24

So the man brought the men into Joseph's house, - and gave them water and they bathed their feet, and he gave them provender for their asses.

Exodus 19:14

Then Moses went down out of the mount, unto the people, - and hallowed the people, and they washed their clothes.

2 Samuel 12:20

Then David arose from the ground, and bathed and anointed, and changed his apparel, and, entering into the house of Yahweh, bowed himself down, - then came he into his own house, and asked, and they set before him food, and he did eat.

Mark 7:3

For, the Pharisees, and all the Jews, unless with care they wash their hands, eat not, holding fast the tradition of the elders;

Cleanliness » Encouraged

Ruth 3:3

Thou wilt, therefore, bathe thee, and anoint thee, and put thine apparel upon thee, and go down to the threshing-floor, - do not make thyself known to the man, until he have done eating and drinking.

Genesis 35:2

And Jacob said unto his house, and unto all who were with him, - Put away the gods of the alien which are in your midst, and purify yourselves, and change your garments;

Leviticus 13:6

Then shall the priest view him on the seventh day, a second time, and lo! if the spot is, faint, and the spot hath not spread in the skin, then shall the priest pronounce him clean - it is, a scab, and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

More verses: Numbers 8:7

Cleanliness » Examples of

Genesis 18:4

Let there be fetched, I pray thee a little water, and bathe ye your feet, - and rest yourselves under the tree.

Genesis 43:24

So the man brought the men into Joseph's house, - and gave them water and they bathed their feet, and he gave them provender for their asses.

Exodus 19:14

Then Moses went down out of the mount, unto the people, - and hallowed the people, and they washed their clothes.

2 Samuel 12:20

Then David arose from the ground, and bathed and anointed, and changed his apparel, and, entering into the house of Yahweh, bowed himself down, - then came he into his own house, and asked, and they set before him food, and he did eat.

Mark 7:3

For, the Pharisees, and all the Jews, unless with care they wash their hands, eat not, holding fast the tradition of the elders;

Cleanliness » Figurative

Cleanliness » Regulation relating to, in camp

Deuteronomy 23:12-14

And a place aside, shalt thou have, without the camp, - whither thou canst go forth abroad; and a blade, shalt thou have upon thy staff, - so shall it be, that when thou wouldest sit down outside, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which hath passed from thee: for, Yahweh thy God, walketh to and fro in the midst of thy camp, to rescue thee, and to deliver up thine enemies before thee, so shall thy camps be holy, - and he shall see in thee no shameful thing, that he should turn away from following thee.

Topics on Cleanliness

Cleanliness, Metaphorical Use

Isaiah 4:4

When My Lord shall have bathed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, And the blood-guiltiness of Jerusalem, he shall wash away out of her midst, - By the spirit of judgment, and By the spirit of thorough cleansing,

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