Bible Verses About Flesh

Bible Verses AboutFlesh

Bible verses about Flesh

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Understanding the concept of "flesh" as presented in scripture is crucial for spiritual growth. The Bible uses "flesh" not merely to denote our physical bodies, but also to represent our fallen nature, the part of us that is prone to sin and opposes God's Spirit. By studying verses that address the flesh, we gain invaluable insight into the internal battle we all face. Recognizing the desires and tendencies of the flesh helps us identify areas where we need to rely more fully on the Holy Spirit. Through this understanding, we can strive to live a life that is pleasing to God, walking in the Spirit and not gratifying the desires of the flesh.

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Most Helpful Verses

Begin with these carefully selected verses that address this topic most directly.

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And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

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Genesis 6:12KJV
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And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

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Genesis 2:23KJV
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And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

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Genesis 6:3KJV
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And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

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Genesis 6:12KJV
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And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

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Genesis 2:23KJV
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Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

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Genesis 2:24KJV
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And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

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Genesis 2:21KJV
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And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

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Genesis 6:17KJV
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And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.

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Genesis 9:17KJV
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And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

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Genesis 9:11KJV
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And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

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Genesis 7:15KJV
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And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

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Genesis 7:21KJV
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And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

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Genesis 9:16KJV
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And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in.

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Genesis 7:16KJV
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Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

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Genesis 8:17KJV
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But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

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Genesis 9:4KJV
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And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

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Genesis 6:13KJV
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And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

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Genesis 6:19KJV
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And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

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Genesis 9:15KJV
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And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

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Genesis 17:25KJV
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And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

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Genesis 17:23KJV
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He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

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Genesis 17:13KJV
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And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

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Genesis 29:14KJV
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And Gideon said, Therefore when the Lord hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.

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Judges 8:7KJV
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And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

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Genesis 17:24KJV
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And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

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Genesis 17:11KJV
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Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

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Judges 9:2KJV
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Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.

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Genesis 37:27KJV
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Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

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Genesis 40:19KJV
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And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.

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Exodus 4:7KJV
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And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

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Exodus 12:8KJV
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In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

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Exodus 12:46KJV
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If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.

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Exodus 21:28KJV
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And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

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Exodus 22:31KJV
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But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.

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Exodus 29:14KJV
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And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.

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Exodus 29:34KJV
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And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.

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Exodus 29:31KJV
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And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,

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Leviticus 4:11KJV
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Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place.

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Leviticus 6:27KJV
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But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.

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Leviticus 7:17KJV
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And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.

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Leviticus 7:19KJV
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Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the Lord, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

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Leviticus 7:21KJV
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And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.

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Leviticus 8:31KJV
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And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp.

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Leviticus 9:11KJV
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Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.

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Leviticus 11:8KJV
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And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

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Leviticus 12:3KJV
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When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:

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Leviticus 13:2KJV
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And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.

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Leviticus 13:3KJV
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If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:

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Leviticus 13:4KJV
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Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean.

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Leviticus 13:13KJV
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But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean.

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Leviticus 13:14KJV
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And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy.

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Leviticus 13:15KJV
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Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest;

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Leviticus 13:16KJV
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The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed,

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Leviticus 13:18KJV
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Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white;

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Leviticus 13:24KJV
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If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots;

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Leviticus 13:38KJV
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Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean.

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Leviticus 13:39KJV
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And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.

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Jeremiah 7:33KJV
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For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

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Psalms 73:4KJV
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And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?

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Isaiah 44:19KJV
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Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

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Ecclesiastes 11:10KJV
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The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

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Proverbs 11:17KJV
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All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

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Ecclesiastes 3:20KJV
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The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.

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Psalms 79:2KJV
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The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

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Proverbs 11:17KJV
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And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.

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Isaiah 22:13KJV
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Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt:

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Isaiah 13:7KJV
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For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

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Psalms 73:4KJV
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For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many.

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Isaiah 66:16KJV
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And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.

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Isaiah 22:13KJV
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Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

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Psalms 78:20KJV
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Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?

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Psalms 50:13KJV
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Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.

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Isaiah 31:3KJV
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And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?

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Isaiah 44:19KJV
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And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

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Isaiah 49:26KJV
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One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.

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Job 21:23KJV
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And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

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Ecclesiastes 12:12KJV
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Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?

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Psalms 50:13KJV
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Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

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Psalms 78:20KJV
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Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.

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Isaiah 31:3KJV
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Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

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Ecclesiastes 11:10KJV
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Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

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Isaiah 2:22KJV
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And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.

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Jeremiah 7:33KJV
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Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

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Psalms 78:20KJV
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And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.

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Jeremiah 7:33KJV
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And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

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Ecclesiastes 12:12KJV
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In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.

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Psalms 90:6KJV
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And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.

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Isaiah 22:13KJV
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In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.

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Psalms 90:6KJV
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Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt:

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Isaiah 13:7KJV
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Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.

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Isaiah 31:3KJV
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Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?

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Ecclesiastes 5:6KJV
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For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

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Ecclesiastes 3:19KJV
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Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

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Psalms 144:4KJV
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Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

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Psalms 49:14KJV
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The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

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Ecclesiastes 4:5KJV
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There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

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Ecclesiastes 8:8KJV
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Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

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Psalms 78:20KJV

Reflection

Contemplating Flesh

Understanding the biblical concept of "flesh" is crucial for spiritual growth. The verses explored highlight the flesh's inherent weakness, its tendency towards sin, and its opposition to the Spirit of God. Recognizing the "flesh" isn't simply our physical bodies, but rather our unredeemed nature, empowers us to actively resist its desires. These verses remind us that victory isn't achieved through willpower alone, but through reliance on the Holy Spirit. Reflect on areas where your "flesh" dominates your actions and thoughts. Seek God's grace to cultivate a Spirit-led life, allowing Him to transform your desires and align them with His perfect will. Embrace the promise of freedom from the flesh's grip and pursue a life of righteousness, empowered by the Spirit.

May these verses about flesh bring wisdom and guidance to your spiritual journey

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