Bible Verses about “dressing up for church”
The Bible contains 28 verses about dressing up for church across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.”
“¶ 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;”
“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.”
“¶ The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so [are] abomination unto the LORD thy God.”
“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.”
“¶ Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, [but] not to doubtful disputations.”
“For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.”
“But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day [alike]. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.”
“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.”
“For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.”
“For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.”
“¶ But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.”
“¶ My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons.”
“For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;”
“Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?”
“And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:”
“But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.”
“Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?”
“¶ If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:”
“But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?”
“Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?”
“And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.”