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This collection has 19 Bible verses about purity: 4 from the Old Testament and 15 from the New Testament. Matthew appears most often (2 verses), across 17 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about purity? Read 19 carefully selected Bible verses about purity, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."
"Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God."
"Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity."
"Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity."
"Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me."
"Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me."
"Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things."
"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."
"For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality, that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honor, not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God;"
"For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:"
"Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s."
"Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s."
“I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?
"I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?"
"For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;"
"For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;"
"Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded."
"Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded."
"Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure."
"And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure."
"But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;"
"But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;"
"Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers."
"Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge."
"Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;"
"Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:"
"Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God."
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
"But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh."
"This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh."
"Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:"
"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:"
"Who may ascend to Yahweh’s hill? Who may stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully."
"Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully."
"Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?”"
"Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?"
"but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart."
"But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart."
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.
This collection has 19 Bible verses about purity: 4 from the Old Testament and 15 from the New Testament. Matthew appears most often (2 verses), across 17 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about purity? Read 19 carefully selected Bible verses about purity, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Matthew 5:8: "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." 1 Timothy 4:12: "Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity." Psalm 51:10: "Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me." Full collection: 19 verses on this page (21% Old Testament, 79% New Testament).
This page collects 19 verses about purity from 17 books. Matthew is the most frequent source (2 verses). Scripture touches the theme in many places; these are the ones readers look up most often for study and encouragement.
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