Bible Verses About Artistic Expression

Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;

Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;

O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.

And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?

And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.

Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.