worldly music

The 17 most-voted verses about worldly music, from 12 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

1 John 2:15 (BSB)

Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

1 John 2:15 (KJV)

Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him.

1 John 2:15 (WEB)

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

Colossians 3:16 (BSB)

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Colossians 3:16 (KJV)

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

Colossians 3:16 (WEB)

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Romans 12:2 (BSB)

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Romans 12:2 (KJV)

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Romans 12:2 (WEB)

It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:5 (BSB)

[It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:5 (KJV)

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:5 (WEB)

Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

Ephesians 5:11 (BSB)

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove [them].

Ephesians 5:11 (KJV)

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

Ephesians 5:11 (WEB)

Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,

Ephesians 5:19 (BSB)

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Ephesians 5:19 (KJV)

speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Ephesians 5:19 (WEB)

For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

John 12:43 (BSB)

For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

John 12:43 (KJV)

for they loved men’s praise more than God’s praise.

John 12:43 (WEB)

Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God.

Romans 8:8 (BSB)

So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Romans 8:8 (KJV)

Those who are in the flesh can’t please God.

Romans 8:8 (WEB)

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.

Isaiah 5:20 (BSB)

¶ Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Isaiah 5:20 (KJV)

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Isaiah 5:20 (WEB)

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

Matthew 6:33 (BSB)

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:33 (KJV)

But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6:33 (WEB)

So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

Luke 16:15 (BSB)

And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

Luke 16:15 (KJV)

He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Luke 16:15 (WEB)

God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

John 4:24 (BSB)

God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

John 4:24 (KJV)

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

John 4:24 (WEB)

If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

John 14:15 (BSB)

¶ If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John 14:15 (KJV)

If you love me, keep my commandments.

John 14:15 (WEB)

Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

Romans 12:1 (BSB)

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 12:1 (KJV)

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.

Romans 12:1 (WEB)

Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

1 Corinthians 3:16 (BSB)

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

1 Corinthians 3:16 (KJV)

Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

1 Corinthians 3:16 (WEB)

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.

Philippians 4:8 (BSB)

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.

Philippians 4:8 (KJV)

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Philippians 4:8 (WEB)

You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

James 4:4 (BSB)

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

James 4:4 (KJV)

You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

James 4:4 (WEB)

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