Top 25 Bible Verses About Godliness (ESV)

8 for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

11 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness,

5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain,

1:1   Blessed is the man
    who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
  nor stands in the way of sinners,
    nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2   but his delight is in the law of the LORD,
    and on his law he meditates day and night.
3   He is like a tree
    planted by streams of water
  that yields its fruit in its season,
    and its leaf does not wither.
  In all that he does, he prospers.

7:1 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.

5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.

8   He has told you, O man, what is good;
    and what does the LORD require of you
  but to do justice, and to love kindness,
    and to walk humbly with your God?

33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

10 but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.

17 As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. 18 They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, 19 thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

1:1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James,

To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ:

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain, 7 for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.

19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

7 Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; 8 for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

2 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.

48 You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,

10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.