Bible Verses about “hide your light under a bushel”
The Bible contains 9 verses about hide your light under a bushel across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“‹Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.›”
“‹Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.›”
“‹Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.›”
“And he said unto them, ‹Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.›”
“¶ And he said unto them, ‹Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?›”
“‹No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth› [it] ‹in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.›”
“‹If thy whole body therefore› [be] ‹full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.›”
“And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.”
“‹No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth› [it] ‹under a bed; but setteth› [it] ‹on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.›”