36 Bible Verses about piety

In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.

“Is not your fear of God your confidence,
And the integrity of your ways your hope?

“Indeed, you do away with reverence
And hinder meditation before God.

But know that the Lord has set apart the godly man for Himself;
The Lord hears when I call to Him.

and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness,

and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.

holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.

“Is it because of your reverence that He reproves you,
That He enters into judgment against you?

In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety.

But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness;

Preserve my soul, for I am a godly man;
O You my God, save Your servant who trusts in You.

but if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice piety in regard to their own family and to make some return to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

These are matters which have, to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and self-abasement and severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against fleshly indulgence.

for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment.

a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.

But when Peter saw this, he replied to the people, “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why do you gaze at us, as if by our own power or piety we had made him walk?

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,

“When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

“A certain Ananias, a man who was devout by the standard of the Law, and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,

And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,

Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.

Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.

but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled,

By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness:
He who was revealed in the flesh,
Was vindicated in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Proclaimed among the nations,
Believed on in the world,
Taken up in glory.

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.

and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain.

but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.

“Her priests also I will clothe with salvation,
And her godly ones will sing aloud for joy.