26 Bible Verses about piety

in holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.

and in knowledge, continence; and in continence, patience; and in patience, godliness;

and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

holding a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from these also turn away.

Who, in the days of His flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to Him Who was able to save Him from death, and having been heard by reason of His godly fear,

but refuse the profane and old wives fables, and exercise yourself unto godliness;

But, if any widow has children or grand-children, let them learn first to show regard to their own family, and to make returns to their parents; for this is acceptable before God.

Which things, having, indeed, a show of wisdom, in will-worship, humility, and severe treatment of the body, are not of any value, against the indulgence of the flesh.

for kings, and all who are in high position, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity.

So ye also outwardly, indeed, appear righteous to men; but within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

But godliness with contentment is a great source of gain;

And Peter, seeing it, spake to the people, "Men of Israel, why do ye wonder at this? Or why look ye so intently on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk

"Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them, otherwise at least ye have no reward with your Father Who is in Heaven.

Let no one rob you of your prize, wishing to do it in humility and in a worshipping of angels, speculating about the things which he has seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,

"And, when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray, standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men: verily I say to you, they have their reward.

for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which is present and that to come.

And one Ananias, a devout, man according to the law, well spoken of by all the resident Jews,

Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous enduring punishment unto the day of judgment;

Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven;

I desire, therefore, that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing;

but hospitable, a lover of good, sober-minded, righteous, pious, temperate;

And, confessedly, great is the mystery of godliness; God was manifested in flesh, was justified in the Spirit, was seen by angels, preached among the gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for ye do not enter, neither do ye suffer those who are entering in to enter.

wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing godliness to be a source of gain.

but (which becomes women professing godliness) through good works.