Bible Verses About Dancing And Christian Modesty

For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

lists revellings and banquetings as sinful

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;

direct Bible admonition on modest apparel

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

broad warning against lewd living

And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.

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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.

righteous deeds as pure linen image

And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.

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And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

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The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,

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But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

general purity command

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

lists lasciviousness among works of the flesh

And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

background on modest treatment of the body

Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

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The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.

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And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

same David passage in shorter form

But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

Gospel example of Herodias' dance

And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

Same Herodias dance scene in another translation

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

Bible parallel on outward adornment

The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.

dance turned into mourning in lament

While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

Bible phrase on chaste conversation

But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

completes 1 Timothy 2:9-10 with good works

Let all things be done decently and in order.

order principle often used with modesty

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

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Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.

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Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

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And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

Miriam and the women danced in praise

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

joy turned into dance

Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

psalmic call to praise with dance

Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

psalmic call to dance in praise

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

time for dance in Ecclesiastes

Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:

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And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

dance appears in a saying about mixed response

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Bible instruction on chaste conduct

Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

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Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.

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Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

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