Here are 80 Bible verses about piercings from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible (King James Version), sorted from most to least relevant.
Leviticus 19:28 KJV
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 KJV
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? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
Leviticus 21:5 KJV
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? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
Romans 1:24 KJV
They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
1 Corinthians 10:23 KJV
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Ezekiel 8:17 KJV
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
Deuteronomy 15:17 KJV
Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.
Ezekiel 16:12 KJV
Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.
1 Corinthians 10:31 KJV
And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.
Proverbs 11:17 KJV
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Kings 18:28 KJV
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
Deuteronomy 14:1 KJV
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
1 Peter 3:3-4 KJV
Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
1 Timothy 2:9 KJV
Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; 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.
1 Samuel 16:7 KJV
In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
Revelation 1:7-8 KJV
But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
1 Timothy 4:1-2 KJV
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
1 Corinthians 5:12 KJV
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
1 Corinthians 3:16-17 KJV
For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?
Judges 5:26 KJV
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
Revelation 1:1 KJV
She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
Revelation 19:16 KJV
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:
Revelation 3:20 KJV
And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
1 John 4:8 KJV
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
1 Peter 5:7 KJV
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
James 2:26 KJV
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
2 Timothy 1:7 KJV
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Colossians 3:20 KJV
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Philippians 4:9 KJV
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Galatians 6:7 KJV
Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
Galatians 5:22 KJV
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Galatians 2:20 KJV
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
2 Corinthians 5:20 KJV
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
1 Corinthians 10:21 KJV
Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
1 Corinthians 9:27 KJV
Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.
1 Corinthians 8:9 KJV
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.
Romans 12:1 KJV
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
Romans 8:31 KJV
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.
Romans 8:18 KJV
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Romans 1:16 KJV
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Acts 2:38 KJV
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
John 16:33 KJV
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
John 15:13 KJV
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
John 14:27 KJV
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John 14:6 KJV
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 13:7 KJV
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 8:32 KJV
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
John 8:12 KJV
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Luke 6:27 KJV
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Luke 1:37 KJV
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Matthew 22:39 KJV
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Matthew 19:26 KJV
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Matthew 11:28 KJV
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Matthew 5:13 KJV
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Micah 6:8 KJV
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Ezekiel 25:17 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Ezekiel 23:20 KJV
And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.
Isaiah 41:10 KJV
For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.
Song of Solomon 2:15 KJV
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.
Song of Solomon 1:10 KJV
Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
Proverbs 31:25 KJV
Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
Proverbs 22:6 KJV
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Proverbs 16:2 KJV
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 4:23 KJV
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
Proverbs 3:6 KJV
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Psalms 46:10 KJV
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Judges 8:24 KJV
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Joshua 1:9 KJV
And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
Numbers 31:50 KJV
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Exodus 35:22 KJV
We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.
Exodus 20:12 KJV
And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.
Genesis 35:4 KJV
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
1 Corinthians 15:44 KJV
And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.
Exodus 21:6 KJV
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
Matthew 5:18 KJV
Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.
2 Timothy 3:16 KJV
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Ezra 6:11 KJV
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
2 Samuel 2:23 KJV
Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
1 Timothy 6:10 KJV
Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
Zechariah 13:3 KJV
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Numbers 25:8 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
2 Samuel 18:14 KJV
And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
Job 40:24 KJV
Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
