36 Bible Verses about piety
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Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call to him.
Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to him that was able to save him from death, and was heard, in that he feared;
Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
But if any widow hath children or nephews, let them learn first to show piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honor to the satisfying of the flesh.
For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
Thus ye also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
And when Peter saw it, he answered to the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen by them: otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshiping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: 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 profiteth little: but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews who dwelt there,
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust to the day of judgment to be punished:
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
And without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees! hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering, to go in.
Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing gain to be godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
I will also clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
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Israel » Piety » Canaan
And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel. And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being a hundred and ten years old. And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash. read more.
And also all that generation were gathered to their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thy espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. Israel was holiness to the LORD, and the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.
Piety » Examples of piety » hezekiah
And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and performed that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God.
Piety » Examples of piety » Jabez
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldst bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
Piety » Examples of Godly young men
And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
Piety » Examples of piety » Timothy
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
Piety » Examples of piety » Enoch
Piety » Examples of piety » Noah
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man, and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
Piety » Examples of piety » Daniel
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber towards Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.
Piety » Examples of piety » Ananias
And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews who dwelt there,
Piety » Examples of piety » Nathanael
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
Piety » Examples of piety » Christ
And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
Piety » Examples of piety » Simeon
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Piety » Examples of piety » Anna
And she was a widow of about eighty four years, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
Piety » Examples of piety » Job
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and shunned evil.