Bible Verses About Taking Care of Our Body
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for taking care of our body, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,634 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 Taking Care of Our Body
1 Corinthians 6:19-20621 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?
Romans 12:1238 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.
1 Corinthians 3:16-17220 votes
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1 Timothy 4:8201 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.
3 John 1:2183 votes
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Ephesians 5:29179 votes
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
1 Corinthians 10:31174 votes
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Proverbs 3:7-8139 votes
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
Proverbs 31:17135 votes
She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
1 Corinthians 9:27131 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.
Genesis 1:27120 votes
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Luke 12:2298 votes
And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
Daniel 1:8-1684 votes
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Philippians 4:6-760 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
1 Timothy 5:2359 votes
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
Colossians 3:555 votes
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
Proverbs 23:20-2154 votes
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
Proverbs 20:153 votes
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Romans 12:1-251 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.
1 Peter 3:451 votes
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Colossians 3:1749 votes
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Revelation 1:145 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Mark 11:2440 votes
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
James 5:1440 votes
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
Romans 12:237 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
What does the Bible say about taking care of our body?
Readers most often cite 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 on the subject of taking care of our body. Across 4,634 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 12:1, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, 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.