15 Bible Verses about Cleanliness
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Thus saith the LORD God: Wash and be clean; put away the wickedness of your imaginations out of my sight. Cease to do evil and learn to do well.
Make in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
If we knowledge our sins, he is faithful and just, to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Seeing that we have such promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and grow up to full holiness in the fear of God.
Ye shall not rent your flesh for any soul's sake, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
Thou shalt have a place without the host whither thou shalt resort to, and thou shalt have a sharp point at the end of thy weapon: and when thou wilt ease thyself, dig therewith and turn and cover that which is departed from thee. For the LORD thy God walketh in thine host, to rid thee and to set thine enemies before thee. Let thine host be pure that he see no unclean thing among you and turn from you.
And I will pour pure water upon you, and ye shall be cleansed from all uncleanness, and from all your idols. I will cleanse you.
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first, that the inside of the cup and the platter, that the outside of them may also be clean.
but and if we walk in light even as he is in light, then have we fellowship together, and the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Furthermore brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things pertain to love, whatsoever things are of honest report, if there be any virtuous thing, if there be any laudable thing, those same have ye in your mind,
From Thematic Bible
Ablution » Cleanliness » Examples of
and led them into Joseph's house, and gave them water to wash their feet, and gave their asses provender.
And Moses went down from the mount unto the people and sanctified them, and they washed their clothes.
Then David arose from the earth and washed and anointed himself and changed his apparel, and went into the house of the LORD and prayed; and after came to his own house and bade that they should set meat before him, and he did eat.
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands often, eat not; observing the traditions of the elders.
Cleanliness » Encouraged
let us draw nigh with a true heart in a full faith sprinkled in our hearts, from an evil conscience, and washed in our bodies with pure water,
wash thyself therefore and anoint thee and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee to the threshing floor. But let not the man be aware of thee, until he have left eating and drinking.
Then said Jacob unto his household, and to all that were with him, "Put away the strange gods that are among you and make yourselves clean, and change your garments,
And let the priest look on him again the seventh day. Then if the sore be waxed blackish, and is not grown abroad in the skin, let the priest make him clean, for it is but a scurf. And let him wash his clothes, and then he is clean.
Cleanliness » Examples of
and led them into Joseph's house, and gave them water to wash their feet, and gave their asses provender.
And Moses went down from the mount unto the people and sanctified them, and they washed their clothes.
Then David arose from the earth and washed and anointed himself and changed his apparel, and went into the house of the LORD and prayed; and after came to his own house and bade that they should set meat before him, and he did eat.
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands often, eat not; observing the traditions of the elders.
Cleanliness » Figurative
but and if we walk in light even as he is in light, then have we fellowship together, and the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin.
and from Jesus Christ which is a faithful witness, and first begotten of the dead: and Lord over the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
And I will pour pure water upon you, and ye shall be cleansed from all uncleanness, and from all your idols. I will cleanse you.
Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Make in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Cleanliness » Regulation relating to, in camp
Thou shalt have a place without the host whither thou shalt resort to, and thou shalt have a sharp point at the end of thy weapon: and when thou wilt ease thyself, dig therewith and turn and cover that which is departed from thee. For the LORD thy God walketh in thine host, to rid thee and to set thine enemies before thee. Let thine host be pure that he see no unclean thing among you and turn from you.
Topics on Cleanliness
Cleanliness, Metaphorical Use
Isaiah 4:4what time as the LORD shall wash away the desolation of the daughters of Zion, and purge the blood out from Jerusalem with the wind of his smoke and fire.