8 Bible Verses

Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burneth all the day.
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Isaiah 65:5KJV
This verse uses smoke as a metaphor for God's displeasure and irritation with prideful behavior. In spiritual contexts, smelling smoke might represent God's judgment or warning against sin.
And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
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Revelation 8:4KJV
Here smoke represents prayers ascending to God, suggesting that smelling smoke could symbolize spiritual communication or the presence of prayer. This offers a positive interpretation of smoke as a spiritual sign.
And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
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Exodus 19:18KJV
This passage shows smoke accompanying God's presence and revelation. Smelling unexplained smoke might indicate divine presence or that God is trying to communicate something important.
And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
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Joel 2:30KJV
This prophetic verse connects smoke with divine signs and wonders before the great day of the Lord. Smelling smoke could be interpreted as a spiritual sign or warning of coming events.
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
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Psalm 102:3KJV
This verse uses smoke to represent the fleeting nature of life and human suffering. Smelling smoke might serve as a reminder of life's brevity and the need for spiritual focus.
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
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Isaiah 42:3KJV
This messianic prophecy mentions smoking flax that won't be quenched, representing hope and God's mercy. Smelling smoke could signify God's gentle preservation and care for the spiritually weak.
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
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1 Corinthians 6:19-20KJV
This passage emphasizes that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. Smelling cigarette smoke specifically might be a spiritual reminder to honor God with our bodies and avoid harmful substances.
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
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Revelation 9:2KJV
This apocalyptic vision shows smoke arising from spiritual darkness and judgment. Smelling unexplained smoke could be interpreted as a warning about spiritual dangers or the need for repentance.

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