The Feet
52 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
27 sections
- (Dipped in Blood) of Victory
- (Set in a Large Place) Liberty
- (Set on a Rock) Stability
- (Sliding) Yielding to Temptation
- (Treading Under) Complete Destruction
- (Washed or Dipped in Oil) Abundance
- Condemnation Expressed by Shaking the Dust From
- Early Use of Shoes
- Necessary Members of the Body
- Neglect of Washing, Disrespectful to Guest
- Often Swift
- Origin of Uncovering in Consecrated Places
- Parts of, Mentioned in Scripture: Heel
- Parts of, Mentioned in Scripture: Sole
- Parts of, Mentioned in Scripture: Toes
- Path of, to be Pondered
- Respect Exhibited by Falling At
- Reverence Expressed by Kissing
- Sleep Expressed by Covering
- Stamped on the Ground in Extreme Joy or Grief
- Subjection Expressed by Licking the Dust of
- Subjugation of Enemies Expressed by Placing on Their Necks
- To be Directed by God's Word
- To be Guided by Wisdom and Discretion
- To be Refrained from Evil
- To be Turned to God's Testimonies
- Washing for Others, a Menial office
(Dipped in Blood) of Victory
- Psalm 68:23 that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes— the tongues of your dogs in the same.”
(Set in a Large Place) Liberty
- Psalm 31:8 You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.
(Set on a Rock) Stability
- Psalm 40:2 He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
(Sliding) Yielding to Temptation
- Job 12:5 The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
- Psalm 17:5 My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
- Psalm 38:16 For I said, “Let them not gloat over me — those who taunt me when my foot slips.”
- Psalm 94:18 If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
(Treading Under) Complete Destruction
- Isaiah 18:7 At that time gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts— from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people widely feared, from a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers— to Mount Zion, the place of …
- Lamentations 1:15 The Lord has rejected all the mighty men in my midst; He has summoned an army against me to crush my young warriors. Like grapes in a winepress, the Lord has trampled the Virgin Daughter of Judah.
(Washed or Dipped in Oil) Abundance
- Deuteronomy 33:24 And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.
- Job 29:6 when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
Condemnation Expressed by Shaking the Dust From
- Matthew 10:14 And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
- Mark 6:11 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”
Early Use of Shoes
- Exodus 12:11 This is how you are to eat it: You must be fully dressed for travel, with your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. You are to eat in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover.
Necessary Members of the Body
- 1 Corinthians 12:15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
- 1 Corinthians 12:21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”
Neglect of Washing, Disrespectful to Guest
- Luke 7:44 And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
Often Swift
- 2 Samuel 2:18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
- 2 Samuel 22:34 He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
Origin of Uncovering in Consecrated Places
- Exodus 3:5 “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
- Joshua 5:15 The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
Parts of, Mentioned in Scripture: Heel
- Psalm 41:9 Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
- Psalm 49:5 Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
- Hosea 12:3 In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.
Parts of, Mentioned in Scripture: Sole
- Deuteronomy 11:24 Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.
- 1 Kings 5:3 “As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.
Parts of, Mentioned in Scripture: Toes
- Exodus 29:20 Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.
- 2 Samuel 21:20 And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot— twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,
- Daniel 2:41 And just as you saw that the feet and toes were made partly of fired clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom, yet some of the strength of iron will be in it — just as you saw the iron mixed with clay.
Path of, to be Pondered
- Proverbs 4:26 Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
Respect Exhibited by Falling At
- 1 Samuel 25:24 She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.
- 2 Kings 4:37 She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.
- Esther 8:3 And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.
- Mark 5:22 A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet
- Acts 10:25 As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
Reverence Expressed by Kissing
Sleep Expressed by Covering
- 1 Samuel 24:3 Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.
Stamped on the Ground in Extreme Joy or Grief
- Ezekiel 6:11 This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cry out “Alas!” because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel, who will fall by sword and famine and plague.
- Ezekiel 25:6 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you clapped your hands and stomped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with a heart full of contempt,
Subjection Expressed by Licking the Dust of
- Isaiah 49:23 Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
Subjugation of Enemies Expressed by Placing on Their Necks
- Joshua 10:24 When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and …
- Psalm 110:1 The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
To be Directed by God's Word
- Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
To be Guided by Wisdom and Discretion
- Proverbs 3:21 My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
- Proverbs 3:23 Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
- Proverbs 3:26 for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
To be Refrained from Evil
- Proverbs 1:15 my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
- Hebrews 12:13 Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
To be Turned to God's Testimonies
- Psalm 119:59 I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.
Washing for Others, a Menial office
- 1 Samuel 25:41 She arose, bowed facedown, and said, “Here is your servant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
- John 13:5–14 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him. …
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.