Bible Verses about Perfection

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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 09/19/2019

What does the Bible say about Perfection? Discover the top Bible verses about Perfection from the Old and New Testaments. Read through the biblical references of Perfection to learn more about its meaning and significance. May you find some insight from these related scripture quotes!

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Matthew 5:48

Matthew 5:48, MSG
48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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James 3:2

2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.
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Colossians 3:14

Colossians 3:14
14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
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Matthew 19:21

21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
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Hebrews 10:14

14 For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
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James 1:25

25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
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Romans 12:2

Your Daily Verse - Romans 12:2
2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
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Hebrews 2:10

10 In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered.
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2 Corinthians 12:9

Your Daily Verse - 2 Corinthians 12:9
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
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Hebrews 7:11

11 If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood—and indeed the law given to the people established that priesthood—why was there still need for another priest to come, one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of Aaron?
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Hebrews 12:2

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2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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2 Corinthians 7:1

1 Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
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1 Corinthians 1:10

10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.
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Hebrews 5:9

9 and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him
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Hebrews 7:28

28 For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
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Hebrews 7:19

19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
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Hebrews 12:23

23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
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1 John 4:18

No Fear in Love
18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
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Psalms 119:96

96 To all perfection I see a limit, but your commands are boundless.
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Psalms 19:7

7 The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
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Psalms 18:30

30 As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.
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Deuteronomy 32:4

4 He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.
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Lamentations 2:15

15 All who pass your way clap their hands at you; they scoff and shake their heads at Daughter Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth?”
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Psalms 50:2

2 From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
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2 Samuel 22:31

31 “As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.
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Ezekiel 27:3-4

3 Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway to the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘You say, Tyre, “I am perfect in beauty.”
4 Your domain was on the high seas; your builders brought your beauty to perfection.
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Job 37:16

16 Do you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?
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Ezekiel 16:14

14 And your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, because the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect, declares the Sovereign LORD.
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Ezekiel 27:11

11 Men of Arvad and Helek guarded your walls on every side; men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they brought your beauty to perfection.
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Ezekiel 28:12

12 “Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
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Philippians 3:12

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12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
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Genesis 17:1

1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty ; walk before me faithfully and be blameless.
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Colossians 1:28

28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.
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James 1:4

4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
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1 Peter 5:10

10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
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1 Corinthians 2:6

6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
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Philippians 3:15

15 All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you.
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Ephesians 4:13

13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
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Psalms 37:37

Psalm 37:37
37 Consider the blameless, observe the upright; a future awaits those who seek peace.
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Ephesians 5:1

1 Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children
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1 Corinthians 7:1

1 Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”
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Hebrews 6:1

1 Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God,
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John 17:23

23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
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Job 1:1

1 In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.
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Deuteronomy 18:13

13 You must be blameless before the LORD your God.
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Psalms 18:32

32 It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.
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Proverbs 2:21

21 For the upright will live in the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
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Colossians 4:12

12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.
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Hebrews 13:20-21

20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
21 equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Ephesians 4:12

12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
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