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What Does the Bible Say About Being Pure?

Here are 10 Bible verses about being pure, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Matthew 5:8

    Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

    BSBBlessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

  2. #2Psalms 51:10

    Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

    BSBCreate in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

  3. #32 Timothy 2:22

    Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

    BSBFlee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

  4. #4Hebrews 13:4

    Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

    BSBMarriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

  5. #51 John 3:3

    And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

    BSBAnd everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.

  6. #6Philippians 4:8

    Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

    BSBFinally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.

  7. #7James 1:27

    Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

    BSBPure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

  8. #81 Peter 1:22

    Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

    BSBSince you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

  9. #9Psalms 12:6

    The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

    BSBThe words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.

  10. #101 Timothy 1:5

    Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

    BSBThe goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.

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