15 Bible Verses about Clean, Spiritual Use

“If I should wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,

Yet You would plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would abhor me.

So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods which are among you, and purify yourselves and change your garments;

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.

He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood
And has not sworn deceitfully.

It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses.

Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?
And who may stand in His holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood
And has not sworn deceitfully.

Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart,
I am pure from my sin”?

“So when you spread out your hands in prayer,
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you multiply prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.
“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight.
Cease to do evil,

‘I am pure, without transgression;
I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.

Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence. You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.read more.
So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or unclean.