Bible Verses About Take Care of Yourself
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for take care of yourself, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,002 votes, led by 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Take Care of Yourself
1 Corinthians 6:19-20230 votes
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?
3 John 1:2179 votes
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Ephesians 5:29172 votes
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
1 Timothy 4:8142 votes
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
Proverbs 3:7-8125 votes
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
Matthew 11:28124 votes
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
1 Corinthians 10:31122 votes
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Matthew 22:3994 votes
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
1 Corinthians 3:16-1790 votes
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Proverbs 4:20-2282 votes
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Romans 12:178 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Psalms 127:268 votes
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
1 Timothy 5:2368 votes
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
Matthew 6:3365 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Psalms 139:1463 votes
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
Proverbs 14:3061 votes
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
1 Timothy 5:849 votes
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Matthew 22:37-4047 votes
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.
Proverbs 17:2245 votes
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Mark 6:3144 votes
And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
2 Corinthians 5:1744 votes
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Matthew 10:2841 votes
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
1 Kings 19:4-840 votes
But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
Philippians 4:6-740 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
1 Corinthians 9:2739 votes
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.
What does the Bible say about take care of yourself?
Readers most often cite 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 on the subject of take care of yourself. Across 3,002 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 3 John 1:2, Ephesians 5:29, 1 Timothy 4:8. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.