46 Bible Verses about Taking Care Of Your Body

Which of you, though he took thought therefore, could put one cubit unto his stature?

For if a man cannot rule his own house, how shall he care for the congregation of God?

Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee, be not darkness.

that every one of you should know how to keep his vessel in holiness and honour,

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither reap, nor yet carry into the barns, and yet your heavenly father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Therefore I say unto you, be not careful for your life what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, nor yet for your body, what raiment ye shall put on. Is not the life more worth than meat? and the body more of value than raiment?

And why care ye then for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They labor not, neither spin:

Therefore take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?' Or. 'What shall we drink?' Or, 'Wherewith shall we be clothed?'

For bodily exercise profiteth little: But godliness is good unto all things, as a thing which hath promises of the life that is now, and of the life to come.

Meats are ordained for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Let not the body be applied unto fornication, but unto the Lord, and the Lord unto the body.

Put away displeasure out of thine heart, and remove evil from thy body: for childhood and youth is but vanity.

For no man ever yet, hated his own flesh; but nourisheth, and cherisheth it: even as the Lord doth the congregation.

see that ye feed Christ's flock, which is among you, taking the oversight of them: not as though ye were compelled thereto, but willingly; Not for the desire of filthy lucre, but of a good mind.

The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

lest there should be any strife in the body: but that the members should indifferently care for one another.

Howbeit, that is not first which is spiritual: but that which is natural, and then that which is spiritual.

That good thing which was committed to thy keeping, keep in the holy ghost which dwelleth in us.

As we have many members in one body, and all members have not one office:

But when they deliver you up, take no thought, how, or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you even in that same hour, what ye shall say.

And he spake unto his disciples, "Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat: Neither for your body, what ye shall put on.

Yea, rather a great deal those members of the body which seem to be most feeble, are most necessary.

But rather, seek ye first the kingdom of heaven, and the righteousness thereof; and all these things shall be ministered unto you.

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass, which is today in the field, and tomorrow shall be cast into the furnace, shall he not much more do the same unto you, O ye of little faith?

While we have, therefore, time; let us do good unto all men, and specially, unto them which are of the household of faith.

And the LORD God took Adam and put him in the garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it.

If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy. For the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

And if one member suffer, all suffer with him: if one member be had in honour, all members be glad also.

Keep thine heart with all diligence, for thereupon hangeth life.

and went in: but found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

He keepeth all his bones, so that not one of them is broken.

But take heed that your liberty cause not the weak to fall.

There is difference between a virgin and a wife. The single woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be pure both in body and also in spirit: but she that is married, careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine, for thy stomach's sake, and thine often diseases.

Neither give ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: But give yourselves unto God, as they that are alive from death. And give your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

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.

And fear ye not them which kill the body, and be not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body into hell.

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, whereof the holy ghost hath made you overseers: to rule the congregation of God, which he hath purchased with his blood.

And upon those members of that body which we think least honest, put we most honesty on. And our ungoodly parts have most beauty on.

Let the man give unto the wife due benevolence. Likewise also the wife unto the man.

Remember them that are in bonds, even as though ye were bound with them. Be mindful of them which are in adversity, as ye which are yet in your bodies.

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.

LORD, what is man, that thou hast such respect unto him? Or the son of man, that thou so regardest him?

but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ. And make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts of it.

After that, Joseph of Arimathaea, which was a disciple of Jesus - but secretly for fear of the Jews - besought Pilate that he might take down the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave him license.

and one of you say unto them, "Depart in peace, God send you warmness and food," notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body: what helpeth it them?

If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least: why take ye thought for the remnant?