Beauty

Beauty belongs first to God and His works. Outward beauty is vain and passing, and the lasting adornment is the hidden man of the heart, a meek and quiet spirit, and the fear of the Lord.

The beauty of the Lord

• Psalm 27:4
  One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
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• Psalm 96:6
  Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.
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• Psalm 50:2
  Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
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• Isaiah 33:17
  Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.
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Beauty in creation

• Ecclesiastes 3:11
  He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.
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• Genesis 1:31
  And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
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• Psalm 19:1
  The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
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• Matthew 6:28-29
  ²⁸And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin. ²⁹And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
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• Psalm 139:14
  I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
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Inner beauty

• 1 Peter 3:3-4
  ³Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, ⁴But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
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• 1 Timothy 2:9-10
  ⁹In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, ¹⁰But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
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• 1 Samuel 16:7
  But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
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Beauty is vain

• Proverbs 31:30
  Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
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• Proverbs 11:22
  As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
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• Isaiah 40:6-8
  ⁶The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. ⁷The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. ⁸The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
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• Ezekiel 28:17
  Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.
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Beautiful feet

• Isaiah 52:7
  How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
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• Romans 10:15
  And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
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See also

• Modesty
• Image of God
• Glory of God
• Pride
• Creation

Notes

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