25 Bible Verses About Worldly Music (ESV)

15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,

11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.

5   It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise
    than to hear the song of fools.

43 for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.

16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

150:1   Praise the LORD!
  Praise God in his sanctuary;
    praise him in his mighty heavens!
2   Praise him for his mighty deeds;
    praise him according to his excellent greatness!
3   Praise him with trumpet sound;
    praise him with lute and harp!
4   Praise him with tambourine and dance;
    praise him with strings and pipe!
5   Praise him with sounding cymbals;
    praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
6   Let everything that has breath praise the LORD!
  Praise the LORD!

15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

4 You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

15 And he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

20   Woe to those who call evil good
    and good evil,
  who put darkness for light
    and light for darkness,
  who put bitter for sweet
    and sweet for bitter!

27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

23   Take away from me the noise of your songs;
    to the melody of your harps I will not listen.