28 Bible Verses about piety

in the sincere practice of holiness and justice, all our days.

to knowledge, temperance: to temperance, patience: to patience, piety:

to piety, fraternal affection: and to fraternal affection, universal benevolence.

of which they wear the appearance, but disclaim its influence. have no intercourse with such.

this was Jesus, who while he was in a mortal body, having offered up prayers and supplications, with strong cries, and with tears, to him that was able to save him from that death, was heard so as to be delivered from his fear;

as for prophane and groundless fables, reject them.

if a widow has children or grand-children, let them above all things instruct their own family to be religious, and let them be grateful to their parents, for this is acceptable to God.

by which indeed they make a pretence to wisdom, by a worship of their own devising, by an air of humility, and self-denial, and a disregard to the gratifications of sense.

for kings, and for all that are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in the practice of all piety and virtue;

just so ye put on an air of probity in the sight of men, but within are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Religion indeed with contentment leads to great gain.

and was a proselyte, together with all his family: he gave much alms to the people, and was assiduous in his prayers to God.

which Peter observing, thus addressed them, ye men of Israel, why are ye so surprized at this event? or why do you look so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or piety, we had caus'd this man to walk?

Take care not to perform any religious act in order to be observed by men: otherwise you will have no reward from your father who is in heaven.

Let no man condemn you, from an affectation of humility, in worshipping of Angels, boldly prying into matters which he knows nothing of, being vainly puft up with his Jewish conceits:

And when you pray, be not as the hypocrites are: for they chuse to stand praying in publick places, and at the corners of the streets, to be observ'd by men. I assure you, they have their reward.

exercise yourself in piety: for those exercises which relate only to the body are of little consequence, but piety is of absolute use, having the promises both of the present life, and of the life that is to come.

there one Ananias a religious observer of the law, who had the good word of all the Jews in that place, came to see me,

At that time there dwelt at Jerusalem one Simeon, an honest, religious man, one who expected the appearance of the Messiah, and was endued with the spirit of prophecy.

just so faith, if it be not operative, is intirely lifeless.

I say, the Lord will deliver those, who fear him, from their affliction, and reserve the wicked to be punish'd at the day of judgment.

now many devout Jews were residing at Jerusalem, who came from all quarters of the world.

I direct therefore that the men pray in publick and private, lifting up their hands to heaven with innocence, charity, and composure.

but a lover of hospitality, humane, prudent, just, holy, temperate;

the mystery of piety is the pillar and basts of truth; and certainly most extraordinary. God has appear'd in the flesh, been justified by the spirit, seen by angels, proclaim'd to the Gentiles, believ'd by the world, and assum'd into glory.

Wo unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who prey upon the estates of widows, under the pretext of making long prayers; therefore ye shall be punish'd with the greater severity.

mischievous opinions, and a familiarity with pernicious ignorant impostors, who consider religion only as it makes for their gain.

but, as becomes women, who make a profession of religion, to be adorn'd with virtue.