16 Bible Verses about God Is Holy

“Then I would still have consolation,
And I would jump for joy amid unsparing pain,
That I have not denied or hidden the words of the Holy One.

“His children are far from safety [and included in their father’s ruin],
They are oppressed and crushed in the [court of justice in the city’s] gate,
And there is no one to rescue them.

“Is it any pleasure or joy to the Almighty that you are righteous?
Or is it of benefit to Him that you make your ways perfect?

“They pluck [and eat] saltwort (mallows) among the bushes,
And their food is the root of the broom shrub.

Who does great things, [beyond understanding,] unfathomable,
Yes, marvelous and wondrous things without number.

“For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea;
Therefore my words have been incoherent,

“He scorns the tumult of the city,
And does not hear the shouting of the taskmaster.

“It is longer in measure [and scope] than the earth,
And broader than the sea.

Now there was a day when Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

“For He who is mighty has done great things for me;
And holy is His name [to be worshiped in His purity, majesty, and glory].

I am no longer in the world; yet they are still in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, so that they may be one just as We are.

So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus also,

Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God” [for temptation does not originate from God, but from our own flaws]; for God cannot be tempted by [what is] evil, and He Himself tempts no one.

Then when the illicit desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin has run its course, it gives birth to death.

This is the message [of God’s promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection].

The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.]