Bible Verses About Purity and Defilement

These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.

Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.

Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.

For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the Lord: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.

Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord.

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.

And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.

All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.

And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the Lord, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.

And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.

If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.

And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.

The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.

With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.