Clean and Unclean Bible Verses

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LEVITICUS 11:1–47Verses in the Bible

  • 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
    Leviticus 11:1 Meaning
  • 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
    Leviticus 11:2 Meaning
  • 3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
    Leviticus 11:3 Meaning
  • 4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
    Leviticus 11:4 Meaning
  • 5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
    Leviticus 11:5 Meaning
  • 6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
    Leviticus 11:6 Meaning
  • 7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
    Leviticus 11:7 Meaning
  • 8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
    Leviticus 11:8 Meaning
  • 9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
    Leviticus 11:9 Meaning
  • 10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
    Leviticus 11:10 Meaning
  • 11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
    Leviticus 11:11 Meaning
  • 12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
    Leviticus 11:12 Meaning
  • 13 And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
    Leviticus 11:13 Meaning
  • 14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
    Leviticus 11:14 Meaning
  • 15 Every raven after his kind;
    Leviticus 11:15 Meaning
  • 16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
    Leviticus 11:16 Meaning
  • 17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
    Leviticus 11:17 Meaning
  • 18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
    Leviticus 11:18 Meaning
  • 19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
    Leviticus 11:19 Meaning
  • 20 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
    Leviticus 11:20 Meaning
  • 21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;
    Leviticus 11:21 Meaning
  • 22 Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.
    Leviticus 11:22 Meaning
  • 23 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
    Leviticus 11:23 Meaning
  • 24 And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.
    Leviticus 11:24 Meaning
  • 25 And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
    Leviticus 11:25 Meaning
  • 26 The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
    Leviticus 11:26 Meaning
  • 27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.
    Leviticus 11:27 Meaning
  • 28 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
    Leviticus 11:28 Meaning
  • 29 These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
    Leviticus 11:29 Meaning
  • 30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
    Leviticus 11:30 Meaning
  • 31 These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
    Leviticus 11:31 Meaning
  • 32 And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
    Leviticus 11:32 Meaning
  • 33 And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
    Leviticus 11:33 Meaning
  • 34 Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
    Leviticus 11:34 Meaning
  • 35 And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.
    Leviticus 11:35 Meaning
  • 36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
    Leviticus 11:36 Meaning
  • 37 And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.
    Leviticus 11:37 Meaning
  • 38 But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
    Leviticus 11:38 Meaning
  • 39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
    Leviticus 11:39 Meaning
  • 40 And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
    Leviticus 11:40 Meaning
  • 41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
    Leviticus 11:41 Meaning
  • 42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
    Leviticus 11:42 Meaning
  • 43 Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
    Leviticus 11:43 Meaning
  • 44 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.
    Leviticus 11:44 Meaning
  • 45 For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
    Leviticus 11:45 Meaning
  • 46 This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
    Leviticus 11:46 Meaning
  • 47 To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
    Leviticus 11:47 Meaning

DEUTERONOMY 14:1–29Verses in the Bible

  • 1 Ye are the children of the Lord your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
    Deuteronomy 14:1 Meaning
  • 2 For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
    Deuteronomy 14:2 Meaning
  • 3 Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.
    Deuteronomy 14:3 Meaning
  • 4 These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,
    Deuteronomy 14:4 Meaning
  • 5 The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.
    Deuteronomy 14:5 Meaning
  • 6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
    Deuteronomy 14:6 Meaning
  • 7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.
    Deuteronomy 14:7 Meaning
  • 8 And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
    Deuteronomy 14:8 Meaning
  • 9 These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
    Deuteronomy 14:9 Meaning
  • 10 And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.
    Deuteronomy 14:10 Meaning
  • 11 Of all clean birds ye shall eat.
    Deuteronomy 14:11 Meaning
  • 12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
    Deuteronomy 14:12 Meaning
  • 13 And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,
    Deuteronomy 14:13 Meaning
  • 14 And every raven after his kind,
    Deuteronomy 14:14 Meaning
  • 15 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
    Deuteronomy 14:15 Meaning
  • 16 The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
    Deuteronomy 14:16 Meaning
  • 17 And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,
    Deuteronomy 14:17 Meaning
  • 18 And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
    Deuteronomy 14:18 Meaning
  • 19 And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
    Deuteronomy 14:19 Meaning
  • 20 But of all clean fowls ye may eat.
    Deuteronomy 14:20 Meaning
  • 21 Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
    Deuteronomy 14:21 Meaning
  • 22 Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.
    Deuteronomy 14:22 Meaning
  • 23 And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always.
    Deuteronomy 14:23 Meaning
  • 24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the Lord thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the Lord thy God hath blessed thee:
    Deuteronomy 14:24 Meaning
  • 25 Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose:
    Deuteronomy 14:25 Meaning
  • 26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,
    Deuteronomy 14:26 Meaning
  • 27 And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
    Deuteronomy 14:27 Meaning
  • 28 At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:
    Deuteronomy 14:28 Meaning
  • 29 And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.
    Deuteronomy 14:29 Meaning

ROMANS 14:1–23Verses in the Bible

  • 1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
    Romans 14:1 Meaning
  • 2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
    Romans 14:2 Meaning
  • 3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
    Romans 14:3 Meaning
  • 4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
    Romans 14:4 Meaning
  • 5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
    Romans 14:5 Meaning
  • 6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
    Romans 14:6 Meaning
  • 7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
    Romans 14:7 Meaning
  • 8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
    Romans 14:8 Meaning
  • 9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
    Romans 14:9 Meaning
  • 10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
    Romans 14:10 Meaning
  • 11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
    Romans 14:11 Meaning
  • 12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
    Romans 14:12 Meaning
  • 13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
    Romans 14:13 Meaning
  • 14 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.
    Romans 14:14 Meaning
  • 15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
    Romans 14:15 Meaning
  • 16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
    Romans 14:16 Meaning
  • 17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
    Romans 14:17 Meaning
  • 18 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
    Romans 14:18 Meaning
  • 19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
    Romans 14:19 Meaning
  • 20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
    Romans 14:20 Meaning
  • 21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
    Romans 14:21 Meaning
  • 22 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
    Romans 14:22 Meaning
  • 23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
    Romans 14:23 Meaning

ROMANS 14:14In the Bible Verse Meaning

  • 14 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.

2 CORINTHIANS 6:17–18Verses in the Bible

  • 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
    2 Corinthians 6:17 Meaning
  • 18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
    2 Corinthians 6:18 Meaning

1 PETER 2:9In the Bible Verse Meaning

  • 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

ISAIAH 66:15–17Verses in the Bible

  • 15 For, behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
    Isaiah 66:15 Meaning
  • 16 For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many.
    Isaiah 66:16 Meaning
  • 17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord.
    Isaiah 66:17 Meaning

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