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This collection has 30 Bible verses about yoga: 9 from the Old Testament and 21 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (5 verses), across 20 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about yoga? Read 30 carefully selected Bible verses about yoga, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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"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."
"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."
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.”
"Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."
"But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,"
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;"
"Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”"
"Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."
"I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways."
"I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways."
"but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night."
"But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night."
"Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God."
"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."
"Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good. Abstain from every form of evil."
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil."
"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer."
"Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer."
"You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you."
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Don’t be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by food, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited."
"Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein."
"Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ."
"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ."
"Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?"
"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?"
"This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success."
"This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success."
"you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment."
"And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment."
"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God."
"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
"Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me."
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
"Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”"
"Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."
"How I love your law! It is my meditation all day."
"O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day."
"as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction."
"As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction."
"but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected."
"But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway."
"The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness. Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn’t darkness. If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light.”"
"The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light."
"For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control."
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
"Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers."
"Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."
"Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’"
"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind."
"throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;"
"Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;"
"But there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding."
"But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding."
"Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what portion has a believer with an unbeliever? What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.” Therefore “‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you."
"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,"
"All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh weighs the motives. Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed. Yahweh has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil. Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished. By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil. When a man’s ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him."
"All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him."
"You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder."
"Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble."
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 22, 2026.
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This collection has 30 Bible verses about yoga: 9 from the Old Testament and 21 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (5 verses), across 20 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about yoga? Read 30 carefully selected Bible verses about yoga, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20: "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." Psalm 46:10: "“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.”" 1 Timothy 4:1: "But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons," Full collection: 30 verses on this page (30% Old Testament, 70% New Testament).
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