9 Bible Verses about Desires For Holiness

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and idol poles out of Judah.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that has clean hands, and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

[A Psalm of Asaph.] Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

Let not your heart turn aside to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

If you then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: