Here are 52 Bible verses about hugging in public, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.
Hebrews 13:1 KJV
1 Let brotherly love continue.
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2 Timothy 3:16 KJV
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
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John 3:16 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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Hebrews 13:4 KJV
4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
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Romans 16:16 KJV
16 Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.
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John 3:16-17 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
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1 Corinthians 7:1 KJV
1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
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Romans 5:5 KJV
5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
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1 John 1:9 KJV
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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1 Corinthians 10:13 KJV
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
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Romans 8:28 KJV
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
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Romans 5:8 KJV
8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
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John 13:35 KJV
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
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Jeremiah 29:11 KJV
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
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Isaiah 41:10 KJV
10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
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Psalm 23:1-6 KJV
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. …
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1 Timothy 1:5 KJV
5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
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Revelation 1:1 KJV
1 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:
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Philippians 4:6 KJV
6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
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Mark 10:16 KJV
16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
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Song of Solomon 8:6 KJV
6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
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Song of Solomon 2:6 KJV
6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
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1 Peter 5:14 KJV
14 Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
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Acts 20:37 KJV
37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,
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1 Corinthians 16:14 KJV
14 Let all your things be done with charity.
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1 John 1:2 KJV
2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
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Hebrews 13:2 KJV
2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
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2 Timothy 3:3 KJV
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
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1 Thessalonians 5:26 KJV
26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.
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Philippians 4:2 KJV
2 I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.
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2 Corinthians 13:12 KJV
12 Greet one another with an holy kiss.
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1 Corinthians 16:20 KJV
20 All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.
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1 Corinthians 10:2 KJV
2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
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1 Corinthians 6:18 KJV
18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
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Romans 8:2 KJV
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
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Romans 5:3 KJV
3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
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Romans 5:2 KJV
2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
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John 13:2 KJV
2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;
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John 3:3 KJV
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
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Luke 15:20 KJV
20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
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Jeremiah 29:2 KJV
2 (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)
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Isaiah 41:2 KJV
2 Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
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Song of Solomon 1:2 KJV
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
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Proverbs 27:6 KJV
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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Proverbs 26:1-28 KJV
1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. 2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. 3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back. 4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. …
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Proverbs 24:26 KJV
26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
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Psalm 23:2 KJV
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
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Psalm 2:12 KJV
12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
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1 Samuel 20:41 KJV
41 And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
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Genesis 29:13 KJV
13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
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Genesis 29:11 KJV
11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
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Genesis 2:24 KJV
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
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