10 Bible Verses about Spitting

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John 9:6-7

After He said these things He spit on the ground, made some mud from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes. “Go,” He told him, “wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he left, washed, and came back seeing.

Leviticus 15:8

If the man with the discharge spits on anyone who is clean, he is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.

Job 30:10

They despise me and keep their distance from me;
they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

Numbers 12:14

The Lord answered Moses, “If her father had merely spit in her face, wouldn’t she remain in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.”

Deuteronomy 25:9

then his sister-in-law will go up to him in the sight of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. Then she will declare, ‘This is what is done to a man who will not build up his brother’s house.’

Mark 7:33

So He took him away from the crowd privately. After putting His fingers in the man’s ears and spitting, He touched his tongue.

Mark 8:23

He took the blind man by the hand and brought him out of the village. Spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?”

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Spitting » In the face, as an indignity

Numbers 12:14

The Lord answered Moses, “If her father had merely spit in her face, wouldn’t she remain in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.”

Deuteronomy 25:9

then his sister-in-law will go up to him in the sight of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. Then she will declare, ‘This is what is done to a man who will not build up his brother’s house.’

Job 30:10

They despise me and keep their distance from me;
they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

Spitting » Jesus used spittle for healing

Mark 7:33

So He took him away from the crowd privately. After putting His fingers in the man’s ears and spitting, He touched his tongue.

Mark 8:23

He took the blind man by the hand and brought him out of the village. Spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?”

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