Bible Verses about “physical beauty”
The Bible contains 19 verses about physical beauty across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“God created man in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.”
“envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.”
“In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;”
“Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing;”
“Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,”
“idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,”
“but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.”
“You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.”
“Flee sexual immorality! "Every sin that a man does is outside the body," but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.”
“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.”
“But Yahweh said to Samuel, "Don't look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for [Yahweh sees] not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart."”
“Don't you know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?”
“In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;”
“For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:”
“For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.”
“seeing your pure behavior in fear.”
“as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are, if you do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.”
“"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.”
“So the king will desire your beauty, honor him, for he is your lord.”