Bible Verses About Caring for Your Body

1. Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

2. Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

3. Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.

4. For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.

5. A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

6. I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.

7. Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil. It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.

8. but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

9. Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat: for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

10. It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.

11. He said to them, “You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

Verses quoted from the World English Bible (public domain).

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