15 Bible Verses about Cleanliness
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Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes; cease to do evil;
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Then having these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilements of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks on you. I am Jehovah.
You shall also have a place outside the camp where you shall go forth. And you shall have a paddle on your weapon. And it shall be, when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it, and shall turn back and cover that which comes from you. For Jehovah your God walks in the middle of your camp, to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you. Therefore your camp shall be holy, so that He may see no unclean thing in you and turn away from you.
And I will sprinkle clean waters on you, and you shall be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from your idols.
Blind Pharisee! First cleanse the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of them may be clean also.
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
Blessed are the pure in heart! For they shall see God.
Finally, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are right, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think on these things.
From Thematic Bible
Ablution » Cleanliness » Examples of
And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. And he gave fodder to their asses.
And Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and sanctified the people. And they washed their clothes.
And David arose from the earth and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothing, and came into the house of Jehovah and worshiped. And he came to his house, and commanded, and they brought bread before him and he ate.
For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they immerse their hands with the fist, holding the tradition of the elders.
Cleanliness » Encouraged
let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies having been washed with pure water.
Therefore wash yourself, and anoint yourself, and put your clothing upon you, and go down to the floor. Do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.
Then Jacob said to his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods among you, and be clean, and change your garments.
And the priest shall look on him again in the seventh day. And, behold, if the plague is somewhat dark; the plague has not spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean. It is a scab. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean.
Cleanliness » Examples of
And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. And he gave fodder to their asses.
And Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and sanctified the people. And they washed their clothes.
And David arose from the earth and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothing, and came into the house of Jehovah and worshiped. And he came to his house, and commanded, and they brought bread before him and he ate.
For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they immerse their hands with the fist, holding the tradition of the elders.
Cleanliness » Figurative
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
even from Jesus Christ the faithful Witness, the First-born from the dead and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,
And I will sprinkle clean waters on you, and you shall be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from your idols.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Cleanliness » Regulation relating to, in camp
You shall also have a place outside the camp where you shall go forth. And you shall have a paddle on your weapon. And it shall be, when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it, and shall turn back and cover that which comes from you. For Jehovah your God walks in the middle of your camp, to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you. Therefore your camp shall be holy, so that He may see no unclean thing in you and turn away from you.
Topics on Cleanliness
Cleanliness, Metaphorical Use
Isaiah 4:4when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from its midst by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.