28 Bible Verses about piety

in righteousness and holiness before him, all the days of our life.

and with intelligence moderation; and with moderation patience; and with patience piety;

and with piety fraternal affection; and with fraternal affection love.

holding the form of godliness, but denying the power of it: from these men turn with aversion.

who in the days of his flesh, with strong crying and tears, having offered up prayers and supplications to him who was able to save him from death, and being heard for his reverential awe,

But profane and antiquated fables reject, but exercise thyself unto godliness.

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn as their first duty to shew their piety towards their own family, and make a grateful return to their progenitors: for this is becoming and acceptable before God.

Which things indeed hold forth an appearance of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and bodily mortification, [though] not of any value, [but] a gratification to the flesh.

for kings, and all that are in a state of eminence, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and seriousness.

And just so, ye without indeed appear to men righteous, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

a man of piety, and who feared God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and praying to God continually.

Then Peter observing it, addressed himself to the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why gaze ye upon us, as if by our own power or piety we had enabled this man to walk?

TAKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, in order to catch their eye: for otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

Let no man juggle you out of your prize, voluntary in [his] humility and the worship of angels, intruding into things which he never saw, vainly puffed up by his carnal imagination;

And when thou prayest, be not as the hypocrites: for they love standing in the synagogues and at the corners of the streets, to pray, that they may make a shew to men. Verily I say unto you, That they have their reward.

For bodily exercise is of little advantage, but godliness is profitable for all things, having the promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

And one Ananias, a religious man according to the law, and in high repute with all the Jews dwelling there,

And, behold, there was a man at Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

So also faith, if it hath not works, is dead itself.

the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, but to reserve the wicked unto the day of judgment to be punished:

Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem, Jews, men of piety, from every nation under heaven.

I will then that men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without wrath or doubting:

but the stranger's host, the good man's friend, grave, just, holy, temperate;

And confessedly great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified by the Spirit, seen of angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the kingdom of heaven from men; for ye yourselves enter not in, and those who were coming in, ye suffer not to enter.

perverse wranglings of men corrupt in mind, and destitute of truth, who think to make gain of godliness; depart from such men.

but as becometh women professing godliness, with good works.