Bible Verses About "What Does the Bible Say About Tobacco"
While the Bible does not mention tobacco by name, the principle that the believer's body is the temple of the Holy Spirit calls Christians to avoid habits that defile or harm the physical body God has entrusted to them.
While the Bible does not mention tobacco by name, the principle that the believer's body is the temple of the Holy Spirit calls Christians to avoid habits that defile or harm the physical body God has entrusted to them.
"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." — 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Does the Bible Say About Tobacco?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"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."
"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."
"If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are."
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