52 Bible Verses about Purity
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Let no man despise thy youth; but be unto them that believe, an example: in word, in conversation, in love, in spirit, in faith and in pureness.
Above all things, show thyself an example of good works with uncorrupt doctrine, with honesty,
in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the holy ghost, in love unfeigned,
But I fear, lest as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, even so your wits should be corrupt from the singleness that is in Christ.
Whoso delighteth to be of a clean heart and of gracious lips, the king shall be his friend.
For the end of the commandment is love that cometh of a pure heart and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
but the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, and without simulation.
For this is the will of God, even that ye should be holy, and that ye should abstain from fornication,
Lusts of youth avoid, and follow righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with them that call on the Lord with pure heart.
Unto the pure, are all things pure: but unto them that are defiled, and unbelieving, is nothing pure: but even the very minds and consciences of them are defiled.
that every one of you should know how to keep his vessel in holiness and honour,
Though I washed my self with snowy water, and made mine hands never so clean,
{Beth} Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? Even by ruling himself after thy word.
and put on that new man, which after the image of God is shapen in righteousness, and true holiness.
Embrace peace with all men, and holiness; without the which, no man shall see the Lord.
Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart, and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour.
Lead me in thy way, O LORD, that I may walk in thy truth: O let my heart delight in fearing thy name.
And then will I cleanse the lips of the people, that they may every each one call upon the name of the LORD, and serve him with one shoulder.
in the words of truth, in the power of God, by the armour of righteousness of the right hand and on the left hand,
and saw the God of Israel, and under his feet as it were a brick work of sapphire, and as it were the fashion of heaven when it is clear,
Seeing that we have such promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and grow up to full holiness in the fear of God.
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye perish from the right way. For his wrath shall be kindled shortly: blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
A man thinketh all his ways to be clean; but it is the LORD that fashioneth the minds.
If thou be innocent, he shall save thee: and through the unguiltiness of thine hands shalt thou be delivered."
The LORD shall reward me after my righteous dealing; according to the cleanness of my hands shall he recompense me, {TYNDALE: The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness, and according to the pureness of my hands he dealt with me.}
Like as silver is tried in the fire and gold in the furnace, even so doth the LORD prove the hearts.
All the words of God are pure and clean, for he is a shield unto all them that put their trust in him.
Our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in singleness of heart and with godly pureness - and not in fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God - we have had our conversation in the world, and most of all to you-wards.
that ye might accept things most excellent, that ye might be pure and such as should hurt no man's conscience, until the day of Christ;
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first, that the inside of the cup and the platter, that the outside of them may also be clean.
For I would that all men were as I myself am: but every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, another after that.
This is the generation of them that seek him, even of them that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah
If she be a wall, we shall build a silver bulwark thereupon: if she be an open door, we shall fasten her with boards of Cedar tree.
Wherefore, dearly beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot and undefiled:
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Christ, our example » Conformity to, required in » Purity
Purity » Sexual
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a wife lusting after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
These are they, which were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These follow the lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from men being the first fruits unto God and to the lamb,
For this is the will of God, even that ye should be holy, and that ye should abstain from fornication,
Purity » Of the scripture
All the words of God are pure and clean, for he is a shield unto all them that put their trust in him.
The statutes of the LORD are right, and rejoice the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes.
I have not spoken secretly, neither in dark places of the earth. It is not for naught, that I said unto the seed of Jacob, "Seek me." I am the LORD which, when I speak, declareth the thing that is righteous and true.
The way of God is an undefiled way; the word of the LORD also is tried in the fire. He is the defender of all them that put their trust in him. {TYNDALE: The way of God is undefiled, and the word of the LORD fined as gold, and he a shield to all that trust in him.}
The words of the LORD are pure words: even as the silver, which from the earth is tried, and purified seven times in the fire.
Purity » Christian, general references to
Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or, who shall rise up in his holy place? Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart, and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
And forasmuch as ye have purified your souls through the spirit, in obeying the truth for to love brotherly without feigning, see that ye love one another with a pure heart, fervently:
For the end of the commandment is love that cometh of a pure heart and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: Keep thyself pure.
Purity » The pure
The ways of the froward are strange; but the works of him that is clean, are right.
Unto the pure, are all things pure: but unto them that are defiled, and unbelieving, is nothing pure: but even the very minds and consciences of them are defiled.
The LORD abhorreth the imaginations of the wicked; but pure words are pleasant to him.
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness, and according to the pureness of my hands he dealt with me. For I kept the ways of the LORD, and did no wickedness, forsaking my God. But I had all his laws in my sight, and I turned my face from none of his ordinances. read more.
But was pure unto him ward, and kept myself from wickedness. And the LORD did to me again, according to my righteousness, and after my pureness that I had in his sight. With the holy thou shalt be holy, and with the man that is uncorrupt, thou shalt be uncorrupt. With the pure thou shalt be pure, and with the froward thou shalt be froward also.
Therefore shall the LORD reward me after my righteous dealing, and according unto the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. {TYNDALE: And the LORD did to me again, according to my righteousness, and after my pureness that I had in his sight.} With the holy thou shalt be holy, and with a perfect man thou shalt be perfect. {TYNDALE: With the holy thou shalt be holy, and with the man that is uncorrupt, thou shalt be uncorrupt.} With the clean thou shalt be clean, and with the froward thou shalt be froward. {TYNDALE: With the pure thou shalt be pure, and with the froward thou shalt be froward also.}
Purity » What is pure
but the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, and without simulation.
All the words of God are pure and clean, for he is a shield unto all them that put their trust in him. Put thou nothing therefore unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found as a liar.
The words of the LORD are pure words: even as the silver, which from the earth is tried, and purified seven times in the fire.
{Tsadi} Righteous art thou, O LORD, and true is thy judgment. The testimonies that thou hast commanded are exceeding righteous and true. My zeal hath even consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. read more.
Thy word is tried to the uttermost, and thy servant loveth it.
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness, and according to the pureness of my hands he dealt with me. For I kept the ways of the LORD, and did no wickedness, forsaking my God. But I had all his laws in my sight, and I turned my face from none of his ordinances. read more.
But was pure unto him ward, and kept myself from wickedness. And the LORD did to me again, according to my righteousness, and after my pureness that I had in his sight. With the holy thou shalt be holy, and with the man that is uncorrupt, thou shalt be uncorrupt. With the pure thou shalt be pure, and with the froward thou shalt be froward also.
Therefore shall the LORD reward me after my righteous dealing, and according unto the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. {TYNDALE: And the LORD did to me again, according to my righteousness, and after my pureness that I had in his sight.} With the holy thou shalt be holy, and with a perfect man thou shalt be perfect. {TYNDALE: With the holy thou shalt be holy, and with the man that is uncorrupt, thou shalt be uncorrupt.} With the clean thou shalt be clean, and with the froward thou shalt be froward. {TYNDALE: With the pure thou shalt be pure, and with the froward thou shalt be froward also.}
Purity » Who purifies their soul
Behold what love the father hath showed on us, that we should be called the sons of God. For this cause the world knoweth you not; because it knoweth not him. Dearly beloved, now are we the sons of God, and yet it doth not appear what we shall be. But we know that when it shall appear, we shall be like him. For we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him, purgeth himself, even as he is pure.
Forasmuch as ye know how that ye were not redeemed with corruptible gold and silver from your vain conversation, which ye received by the traditions of the fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb undefiled, and without spot, which was ordained before the world was made: but was declared in the last times for your sakes. read more.
Which, by his means, have believed on God that raised him from death, and glorified him, that your faith and hope might be in God. And forasmuch as ye have purified your souls through the spirit, in obeying the truth for to love brotherly without feigning, see that ye love one another with a pure heart, fervently: for ye are born anew, not of mortal seed, but of immortal seed, by the word of God which liveth, and lasteth forever.
Purity » Keeping yourself pure
Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: Keep thyself pure.
Purity » Who finds nothing to be pure
Unto the pure, are all things pure: but unto them that are defiled, and unbelieving, is nothing pure: but even the very minds and consciences of them are defiled.
Topics on Purity
Christ's Purity
Hebrews 7:26Such a high priest it becometh us to have, which is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than heaven.
Purity Of Heart
Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Purity Of New Creation
Ephesians 4:24and put on that new man, which after the image of God is shapen in righteousness, and true holiness.
Purity, Moral And Spiritual
Habakkuk 1:13Thine eyes are clean, thou mayest not see evil, thou cannot behold the thing that is wicked. Wherefore then doest thou look upon the ungodly, and holdest thy tongue, when the wicked devoureth the man that is better than himself?
Purity, Nature Of
Genesis 18:4Let a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
Sexual Purity
1 Thessalonians 4:3For this is the will of God, even that ye should be holy, and that ye should abstain from fornication,
The Purity Of The Gospel
Galatians 2:5To whom we gave no room - no, not for the space of a hour - as concerning to be brought into subjection: and that because that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.