Bible Verses About Purity

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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 02/19/2021
Bible Verses About Purity

Bible Verses about Purity and a Pure Heart

Many times when we think about purity it is related to sexual purity, however, God's Word has much to say about purity in regards to our heart, mind, and soul. God calls us to live a life that is holy and free from evil and wicked ways. Moral purity should be our ultimate goal as we pursue to live in a way that honors God and remembers the sacrifice of Jesus! Read these Bible verses about purity to better understand how we can pursue a righteous life.

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1 Corinthians 6:13

13 You say, “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both.” The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
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1 Corinthians 6:18

18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.
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2 Corinthians 7:11

11 See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
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2 Timothy 2:21

21 Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.
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Colossians 3:5

5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
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Hebrews 13:4

4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.
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James 1:27

James 1:27
27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
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1 Timothy 4:12

12 Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
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1 Timothy 5:22

22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
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Matthew 5:8

8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
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Philippians 4:8

Philippians 4:8 - Excellent and Worthy of Praise
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
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Proverbs 16:2

Proverbs 16:2
2 All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.
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Proverbs 20:11

11 Even small children are known by their actions, so is their conduct really pure and upright?
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Psalms 19:9

9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous.
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Psalms 51:10

Psalm 51:10 - Create a Pure Heart
10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
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Psalms 119:9

9 How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.
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Romans 13:14

14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.
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Titus 2:5

5 to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
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2 Corinthians 6:6-7

6 in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
7 in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
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Philippians 2:14-15

14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing,
15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky
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Psalms 24:3-4

3 Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place?
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god.
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Luke 11:34-35

34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy,your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy,your body also is full of darkness.
35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
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1 Peter 3:1-3

1 Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives,
2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.
3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.
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1 Thessalonians 4:3-5

3 It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;
4 that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable,
5 not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God;
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Philippians 1:9-11

9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.
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2 Corinthians 6:4-6

4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses;
5 in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger;
6 in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
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Psalms 24:1-4

1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
2 for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.
3 Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place?
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god.
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