15 Bible Verses about Cleanliness
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"Wash yourselves, and make yourselves clean; remove your evil behavior from my presence; stop practicing what is evil.
God, create a pure heart in me, and renew a right attitude within me.
If we make it our habit to confess our sins, in his faithful righteousness he forgives us for those sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness.
Since we have these promises, dear friends, let's cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit by becoming mature in our holy fear of God.
"You are not to make incisions in your flesh on account of the dead nor submit to cuts or tattoos. I am the LORD.
"Choose a place outside the camp for a latrine. Include a spade among your equipment so that when you squat to relieve yourself, you can dig a hole and then cover your excrement. For the LORD your God is on the move within your camp to deliver you and to hand your enemies over to you. Therefore your camp must be holy so that he will not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you."
I'll sprinkle pure water on you all, and you'll be cleansed from your impurity and from all of your idols."
You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that its outside may also be clean.
But if we keep living in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
"How blessed are those who are pure in heart, because it is they who will see God!
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is fair, whatever is pure, whatever is acceptable, whatever is commendable, if there is anything of excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy keep thinking about these things.
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Ablution » Cleanliness » Examples of
ushered the men into Joseph's palace, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided fodder for their donkeys.
When Moses went down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated the people, and they washed their clothes.
At this, David got up from the ground, washed, anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the LORD's tent to worship. Then he went back to his palace where, at his request, they served him food and he ate.
(The Pharisees and indeed all the Jewish people don't eat unless they wash their hands properly, following the tradition of their elders.
Cleanliness » Encouraged
let us continue to come near with sincere hearts in the full assurance that faith provides, because our hearts have been sprinkled clean from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
So get cleaned up, put on some perfume, dress up, and go to the threshing floor, but don't let him see you until after he's finished eating and drinking.
Jacob announced to his household and to everyone with him, "Throw away the foreign gods that you've kept among you, purify yourselves, and change your clothes.
"On the next seventh day, the priest is to examine him again. If the skin rash didn't become dull and it didn't spread in the skin, then the priest is to pronounce him clean: it's a scab. He is to wash his clothes and be clean.
Cleanliness » Examples of
ushered the men into Joseph's palace, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided fodder for their donkeys.
When Moses went down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated the people, and they washed their clothes.
At this, David got up from the ground, washed, anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the LORD's tent to worship. Then he went back to his palace where, at his request, they served him food and he ate.
(The Pharisees and indeed all the Jewish people don't eat unless they wash their hands properly, following the tradition of their elders.
Cleanliness » Figurative
But if we keep living in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
and from Jesus the Messiah, the witness, the faithful one, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
I'll sprinkle pure water on you all, and you'll be cleansed from your impurity and from all of your idols."
God, create a pure heart in me, and renew a right attitude within me.
Cleanliness » Regulation relating to, in camp
"Choose a place outside the camp for a latrine. Include a spade among your equipment so that when you squat to relieve yourself, you can dig a hole and then cover your excrement. For the LORD your God is on the move within your camp to deliver you and to hand your enemies over to you. Therefore your camp must be holy so that he will not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you."
Topics on Cleanliness
Cleanliness, Metaphorical Use
Isaiah 4:4when the LORD will have washed away the filth of the women of Zion, cleaning up Jerusalem's guilt by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of tempest.