113 Bible Verses about Feet
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Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and feet from the basin. Whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister by burning up an offering to the Lord, they must wash with water so that they will not die. They must wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this is to be a permanent statute for them, for Aaron and his descendants throughout their generations.”
Moses slaughtered it, took some of its blood, and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
On that day Moses promised me: ‘The land where you have set foot will be an inheritance for you and your descendants forever, because you have remained loyal to the Lord my God.’
Saul’s son Jonathan had a son whose feet were crippled. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. The one who had nursed him picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to flee, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
The rest of all the events of Asa’s reign, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings. But in his old age he developed a disease in his feet.
“This is what the Lord God says: Clap your hands, stamp your feet, and cry out over all the evil and detestable practices of the house of Israel, who will fall by the sword, famine, and plague.
For this is what the Lord God says: “Because you clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and rejoiced over the land of Israel with wholehearted contempt,
Turning to the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she, with her tears, has washed My feet and wiped them with her hair.
Then, taking him by the right hand he raised him up, and at once his feet and ankles became strong.
but the dove found no resting place for her foot. She returned to him in the ark because water covered the surface of the whole earth. He reached out and brought her into the ark to himself.
He cast four gold rings for it, for its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.
Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, sparkling like the gleam of polished bronze.
Do not let the foot of the arrogant man come near me
or the hand of the wicked one drive me away.
Their feet run after evil,
and they rush to shed innocent blood.
Their thoughts are sinful thoughts;
ruin and wretchedness are in their paths.
Our hearts have not turned back;
our steps have not strayed from Your path.
For You delivered me from death,
even my feet from stumbling,
to walk before God in the light of life.
to shine on those who live in darkness
and the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.
BOOK I
(Psalms 1–41)How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!
He abandoned the Lord God of his ancestors and did not walk in the way of the Lord.
my son, don’t travel that road with them
or set foot on their path,
because their feet run toward trouble
and they hurry to commit murder.
If your hand or your foot causes your downfall, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
And if your foot causes your downfall, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell— [the unquenchable fire,
He brought me up from a desolate pit,
out of the muddy clay,
and set my feet on a rock,
making my steps secure.
He guards the steps of His faithful ones,
but the wicked perish in darkness,
for a man does not prevail by his own strength.
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer
and sets me securely on the heights.
and have not handed me over to the enemy.
You have set my feet in a spacious place.
He keeps us alive
and does not allow our feet to slip.
Yahweh my Lord is my strength;
He makes my feet like those of a deer
and enables me to walk on mountain heights!
For the choir director: on stringed instruments.
Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
This is why you must take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand.
How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of the herald,
who proclaims peace,
who brings news of good things,
who proclaims salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Look to the mountains—
the feet of one bringing good news
and proclaiming peace!
Celebrate your festivals, Judah;
fulfill your vows.
For the wicked one will never again
march through you;
he will be entirely wiped out.
And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who announce the gospel of good things!
When they had brought the kings to him, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the military commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
When he lies down, notice the place where he’s lying, go in and uncover his feet, and lie down. Then he will explain to you what you should do.” So Ruth said to her, “I will do everything you say.” She went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her. read more.
After Boaz ate, drank, and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the pile of barley. Then she went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down. At midnight, Boaz was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet was a woman!
She fell at his feet and said, “The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant.
She stood up, then bowed her face to the ground and said, “Here I am, your servant, to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
Next, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel tied around Him.
I wipe them out and crush them,
and they do not rise;
they fall beneath my feet.
You have clothed me with strength for battle;
You subdue my adversaries beneath me.
I crush them, and they cannot get up;
they fall beneath my feet.
You have clothed me with strength for battle;
You subdue my adversaries beneath me.
Groan quietly; do not observe mourning rites for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.”
If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that house or town.
If any place does not welcome you and people refuse to listen to you, when you leave there, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”
If they do not welcome you, when you leave that town, shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”
and laid them at the apostles’ feet. This was then distributed for each person’s basic needs.
When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.
How much worse punishment do you think one will deserve who has trampled on the Son of God, regarded as profane the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
Then people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man the demons had departed from, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
Just then Jesus met them and said, “Good morning!” They came up, took hold of His feet, and worshiped Him.
And a woman in the town who was a sinner found out that Jesus was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house. She brought an alabaster jar of fragrant oil and stood behind Him at His feet, weeping, and began to wash His feet with her tears. She wiped His feet with the hair of her head, kissing them and anointing them with the fragrant oil.
Then Mary took a pound of fragrant oil—pure and expensive nard—anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped His feet with her hair. So the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.
and large crowds came to Him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, those unable to speak, and many others. They put them at His feet, and He healed them.
One of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at His feet and kept begging Him, “My little daughter is at death’s door. Come and lay Your hands on her so she can get well and live.”
As He was telling them these things, suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before Him, saying, “My daughter is near death, but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”
Just then, a man named Jairus came. He was a leader of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’ feet and pleaded with Him to come to his house,
Instead, immediately after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit came and fell at His feet.
When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw Him, she fell at His feet and told Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died!”
She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet and was listening to what He said.
At dawn He went to the temple complex again, and all the people were coming to Him. He sat down and began to teach them.
For it is written:
As I live, says the Lord,
every knee will bow to Me,
and every tongue will give praise to God.
By Myself I have sworn;
Truth has gone from My mouth,
a word that will not be revoked:
Every knee will bow to Me,
every tongue will swear allegiance.
so that at the name of Jesus
every knee will bow—
of those who are in heaven and on earth
and under the earth—
On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east. The Mount of Olives will be split in half from east to west, forming a huge valley, so that half the mountain will move to the north and half to the south.
and they saw the God of Israel. Beneath His feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire stone, as clear as the sky itself.
This is what the Lord says:
Heaven is My throne,
and earth is My footstool.
What house could you possibly build for Me?
And what place could be My home?
The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;
the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished.
His path is in the whirlwind and storm,
and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
or by the earth, because it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.
Heaven is My throne,
and earth My footstool.
What sort of house will you build for Me?
says the Lord,
or what is My resting place?
and he had a little scroll opened in his hand. He put his right foot on the sea, his left on the land,
A Davidic psalm.This is the declaration of the Lord
to my Lord:
“Sit at My right hand
until I make Your enemies Your footstool.”
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. He laid His right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last,
I wipe them out and crush them,
and they do not rise;
they fall beneath my feet.
“You know my father David was not able to build a temple for the name of Yahweh his God. This was because of the warfare all around him until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.
Kings will be your foster fathers,
and their queens your nursing mothers.
They will bow down to you
with their faces to the ground,
and lick the dust at your feet.
Then you will know that I am Yahweh;
those who put their hope in Me
will not be put to shame.
You will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the Lord of Hosts.
“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose Son is He?”
“David’s,” they told Him. He asked them, “How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit, calls Him ‘Lord’: The Lord declared to my Lord,
‘Sit at My right hand
until I put Your enemies under Your feet’? read more.
“If David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how then can the Messiah be his Son?”
For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says:
The Lord declared to my Lord,
‘Sit at My right hand
until I make Your enemies Your footstool.’ “Therefore let all the house of Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah!”
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
For He must reign until He puts all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy to be abolished is death. For God has put everything under His feet. But when it says “everything” is put under Him, it is obvious that He who puts everything under Him is the exception. read more.
And when everything is subject to Christ, then the Son Himself will also be subject to the One who subjected everything to Him, so that God may be all in all.
And He put everything under His feet and appointed Him as head over everything for the church, which is His body, the fullness of the One who fills all things in every way.
He is now waiting until His enemies are made His footstool.
Take note! I will make those from the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying—note this—I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I have loved you.
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Anointing » Was applied to » Feet
and stood behind Him at His feet, weeping, and began to wash His feet with her tears. She wiped His feet with the hair of her head, kissing them and anointing them with the fragrant oil. When the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, "This man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching Him-she's a sinner!"
Feet » People found at Christ's » Of the saints
and sets me securely on the
are the feet of the herald,
who proclaims peace,
who brings news of good things,
who proclaims salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
out of the muddy clay,
and set my feet on a rock,
making my steps secure.
but the wicked perish in darkness,
for a man does not prevail by his own strength.
Feet » People found at Christ's » Of the wicked
and they rush to shed innocent blood.
Their thoughts are sinful thoughts;
ruin and wretchedness are in their paths.
Feet » Sitting at
She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s
He
All Your
and they assemble
Each receives Your words.
Feet » People found at Christ's » A reverent worshipper
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. He laid His right hand on me and said,
Feet » People found at Christ's » Unfortunate sufferers
and large crowds came to Him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, those unable to speak, and many others. They put them at His feet, and He healed them.
Feet » People found at Christ's » An afflicted father
One of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at His feet and kept begging Him, "My little daughter is at death's door. Come and lay Your hands on her so she can get well and live."
Feet » People found at Christ's » A sinful woman
And a woman in the town who was a sinner found out that Jesus was reclining at the table in the Pharisee's house. She brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil and stood behind Him at His feet, weeping, and began to wash His feet with her tears. She wiped His feet with the hair of her head, kissing them and anointing them with the fragrant oil.
Feet » Washing of, as an example, by jesus
So He got up from supper, laid aside His robe, took a towel, and tied it around Himself. Next, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples' feet and to dry them with the towel tied around Him. He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, "Lord, are You going to wash my feet?" read more.
Jesus answered him, "What I'm doing you don't understand now, but afterwards you will know." "You will never wash my feet-ever!" Peter said. Jesus replied, "If I don't wash you, you have no part with Me." Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head." "One who has bathed," Jesus told him, "doesn't need to wash anything except his feet, but he is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you." For He knew who would betray Him. This is why He said, "You are not all clean." When Jesus had washed their feet and put on His robe, He reclined again and said to them, "Do you know what I have done for you? You call Me Teacher and Lord. This is well said, for I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.
Feet » Bells worn on
On that day
The Lord also says:
walking with heads held high
and seductive eyes,
going along with prancing steps,
jingling their ankle bracelets,
Feet » People found at Christ's » A seeker after truth
She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s
Feet » People found at Christ's » A bereaved sister
When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw Him, she fell at His feet
Feet » People found at Christ's » A sorrowing mother
Instead, immediately after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit
Feet » People found at Christ's » A healed demoniac
Then people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man the demons had departed from, sitting at Jesus’ feet,
Feet » Respect exhibited by falling at
One of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus,
She fell at his feet and said, “The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant.
Then Esther addressed the king again.
When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.
Feet » Of strangers and travellers washed
Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
and said, “My lords, turn aside to your servant’s house, wash your feet, and spend the night. Then you can get up early and go on your way.”
“No,” they said. “We would rather spend the night in the square.”
So the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded.
and is well known for good works
Feet » Illustrative » (sliding,) of yielding to temptation
and thinks it is prepared for those whose feet are slipping.
those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”
Your faithful love will support me, Lord.
Feet » To be guided by wisdom and discretion
My son, don’t lose sight of them.
Feet » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » Toes
Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on his sons’ right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Sprinkle the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.
At Gath there was still another battle. A huge man was there with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—24 in all. He, too, was descended from the giant.
You saw the feet and toes, partly of a potter’s fired clay and partly of iron—it will be a divided kingdom, though some of the strength of iron will be in it. You saw the iron mixed with clay,
Feet » Necessary members of the body
If the foot should say, “Because I’m not a hand, I don’t belong to the body,” in spite of this it still belongs to the body.
So the eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” Or again, the head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”
Feet » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » Heel
one who ate my bread,
has raised his heel against me.
The iniquity of my foes surrounds me.
and as an adult he wrestled with God.
Feet » Of the jews » Washed frequently
Then he said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king followed him.
How can I put it back on?
I have washed my feet.
How can I get them dirty?
Feet » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » Sole
Every place the sole of your foot treads will be yours.
“You know my father David was not able to build a temple for the name of Yahweh his God. This was because of the warfare all around him until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.
Feet » Illustrative » (treading under,) of complete destruction
At that time a gift will be brought to Yahweh of Hosts from
ס Samek
all the mighty men within me.
He has summoned an army
to crush my young warriors.
The Lord has trampled Virgin Daughter Judah
like grapes in a winepress.
Feet » Of the jews » Neglected in affliction
Mephibosheth,
Groan quietly; do not observe mourning rites for the dead.
Feet » Often swift
The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel.
and sets me securely on the
Feet » Washing for others, a menial office
She stood up, then bowed her face to the ground
Next, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples' feet and to dry them with the towel tied around Him. He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, "Lord, are You going to wash my feet?" Jesus answered him, "What I'm doing you don't understand now, but afterwards you will know." read more.
"You will never wash my feet-ever!" Peter said. Jesus replied, "If I don't wash you, you have no part with Me." Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head." "One who has bathed," Jesus told him, "doesn't need to wash anything except his feet, but he is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you." For He knew who would betray Him. This is why He said, "You are not all clean." When Jesus had washed their feet and put on His robe, He reclined again and said to them, "Do you know what I have done for you? You call Me Teacher and Lord. This is well said, for I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.
Feet » To be refrained from evil
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated
Feet » Illustrative » (washed or dipped in oil,) of abundance
He said about Asher:
may he be the most favored among his brothers
and dip his foot in olive oil.
and the rock
Feet » Of enemies often maimed and cut off
So David gave orders to the young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took Ish-bosheth’s head and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.
When Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes. Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to pick up [scraps] under my table. God has repaid me for what I have done." They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
Feet » Of the wicked » Swift to shed blood
Feet » Stamped on the ground in extreme joy or grief
For this is what the Lord God says: “Because you clapped your hands,
“This is what the Lord God says: Clap your hands, stamp your feet,
Feet » Of saints » Kept by God
but the wicked perish in darkness,
for a man does not prevail by his own strength.
Feet » Subjugation of enemies expressed by placing on their necks
A Davidic psalm.
to my Lord:
“Sit at My right hand
until I make Your enemies Your footstool.”
When they had brought the kings to him, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the military commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
Feet » Condemnation expressed by shaking the dust from
Feet » Of women often adorned with tinkling ornaments
On that day
The Lord also says:
walking with heads held high
and seductive eyes,
going along with prancing steps,
jingling their ankle bracelets,
Feet » Of saints » Guided by Christ
and the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.
This is what the Lord, your Redeemer,
who teaches you for your benefit,
who leads you in the way you should go.
Feet » Of saints » At liberty
You have set my feet in a spacious place.
Feet » Of saints » Established by God
and does not allow our feet to slip.
Feet » Origin of uncovering in consecrated places
The commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.”
“Do not come closer,” He said. “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
Feet » Of criminals » Placed in stocks
and stand watch over all my paths,
setting a limit for the soles
Receiving such an order, he put them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.
Feet » Of the wicked » Ensnared
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.
Feet » Reverence expressed by kissing
and stood behind Him at His feet, weeping, and began to wash His feet with her tears. She wiped His feet with the hair of her head, kissing them and anointing them with the fragrant oil.
Feet » Were liable to » Swelling from walking
Feet » Of the jews » Bare in affliction
David was climbing the slope of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he ascended. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot.
Feet » Were liable to » Disease
The rest of all the events of Asa’s reign,
Feet » Of the wicked » Swift to mischief
Feet » To be directed by God's word
נ Nun
and a light on my path.
Feet » Sleep expressed by covering
When Saul came to the sheep pens along the road, a cave was there, and he went in to relieve himself.
Feet » Path of, to be pondered
Feet » Of criminals » Bound with fetters
his neck was put in an iron collar.
Feet » Subjection expressed by licking the dust of
and their queens
They will bow down to you
with their faces to the ground,
and lick the dust at your feet.
Then you will know that I am Yahweh;
those who put their hope in Me
will not be put to shame.
Feet » To be turned to God's testimonies
and turned my steps back to Your decrees.
Feet » Early use of shoes for
Here is how you must eat it: you must be dressed for travel,
Feet » Were liable to » Injury from stones, &c
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
Feet » Illustrative » (dipped in blood,) of victory
and your dogs’ tongues may have their share
from the enemies.”
Feet » Illustrative » (set in a large place,) of liberty
You have set my feet in a spacious place.
Feet » Illustrative » (set on a rock,) of stability
out of the muddy clay,
and set my feet on a rock,
making my steps secure.
Feet » Neglect of washing, disrespectful to guest
Turning to the woman, He said to Simon,
Saints » Feet
and sets me securely on the
are the feet of the herald,
who proclaims peace,
who brings news of good things,
who proclaims salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
out of the muddy clay,
and set my feet on a rock,
making my steps secure.
but the wicked perish in darkness,
for a man does not prevail by his own strength.
Topics on Feet
All Enemies Under God's Feet
1 Corinthians 15:25For He must reign
Care Of Feet
Ecclesiastes 5:1Clean Feet
John 13:10Cutting Off Hands And Feet
Matthew 5:30Feet In Action
Genesis 8:9but the dove found no resting place for her foot. She returned to him in the ark because water covered the surface of the whole earth. He reached out and brought her into the ark to himself.
Feet Secure
Psalm 18:33
and sets me securely on the heights.
Feet Washing
Genesis 18:4Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
Injury To Feet
Numbers 22:25The donkey saw the Angel of the Lord and pressed herself against the wall, squeezing Balaam’s foot against it. So he hit her once again.
Sitting At The Feet
Psalm 110:1A Davidic psalm.
to my Lord:
“Sit at My right hand
until I make Your enemies Your footstool.”
Types Of Feet
Ezekiel 1:7Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, sparkling like the gleam of polished bronze.