What does the Bible say about loving your body?
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The Bible calls us to receive our bodies with gratitude as God’s good creation, while refusing both self-contempt and self-worship. Psalm 139:14 praises God for his wonderful workmanship, and Genesis 1:31 declares that his creation was very good. Song of Solomon celebrates bodily beauty and marital affection without shame, showing that physical love belongs within God’s good design. Yet our worth is not grounded in appearance, strength, or desirability, but in being known by God and, through Christ, redeemed for him. Isaiah 62:4 and Proverbs 31:10 point beyond outward beauty to God’s faithful delight and the lasting worth of godly character.
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- Song of Solomon 4:7 34 votes
You are all beautiful, my love. There is no spot in you.
- Psalms 139:14 16 votes
I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
- Song of Solomon 2:13 10 votes
The fig tree ripens her green figs. The vines are in blossom. They give out their fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.”
- Isaiah 62:4 10 votes
You will not be called Forsaken any more, nor will your land be called Desolate any more; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for Yahweh delights in you, and your land will be married.
- Proverbs 31:10 9 votes
Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.
- Genesis 1:31 9 votes
God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
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