15 Bible Verses about Cleanliness
Most Relevant Verses
“Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves.
Remove your evil deeds from My sight.
Stop doing evil.
God, create a clean heart for me
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Therefore, dear friends, since we have such promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, completing our sanctification in the fear of God.
You are not to make gashes on your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves; I am Yahweh.
You must have a place outside the camp and go there to relieve yourself. You must have a digging tool in your equipment; when you relieve yourself, dig a hole with it and cover up your excrement. For the Lord your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you; so your encampments must be holy. He must not see anything improper among you or He will turn away from you.
I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so the outside of it may also become clean.
But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
The pure in heart are blessed,
for they will see God.
Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise—dwell on these things.
Stop judging according to outward appearances; rather judge according to righteous judgment.”
From Thematic Bible
Ablution » Cleanliness » Examples of
Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
The steward brought the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet,
Then Moses came down from the mountain to the people and consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.
Then David got up from the ground. He washed, anointed himself, changed his clothes, went to the Lord’s house, and worshiped. Then he went home and requested something to eat. So they served him food, and he ate.
(For the Pharisees, in fact all the Jews, will not eat unless they wash their hands ritually, keeping the tradition of the elders.
Cleanliness » Encouraged
let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.
Wash, put on perfumed oil, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
So Jacob said to his family and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you.
The priest will examine him again on the seventh day. If the infection has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest is to pronounce him clean;
Cleanliness » Examples of
Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
The steward brought the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet,
Then Moses came down from the mountain to the people and consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.
Then David got up from the ground. He washed, anointed himself, changed his clothes, went to the Lord’s house, and worshiped. Then he went home and requested something to eat. So they served him food, and he ate.
(For the Pharisees, in fact all the Jews, will not eat unless they wash their hands ritually, keeping the tradition of the elders.
Cleanliness » Figurative
But if we walk in the light
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To Him who loves us and has set us free
I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean.
and renew a steadfast
Cleanliness » Regulation relating to, in camp
You must have a place outside the camp and go there [to relieve yourself]. You must have a digging tool in your equipment; when you relieve yourself, dig a hole with it and cover up your excrement. For the Lord your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you; so your encampments must be holy. He must not see anything improper among you or He will turn away from you.
Topics on Cleanliness
Cleanliness, Metaphorical Use
Isaiah 4:4when the Lord has washed away the filth
