Being Ugly

Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

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.

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; — read the full passage →

Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? — read the full passage →

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?

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.

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.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. — read the full passage →

For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

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.

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, — read the full passage →

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

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? — read the full passage →

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, — read the full passage →

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; — read the full passage →

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house; — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: — read the full passage →

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. — read the full passage →

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. — read the full passage →

For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. — read the full passage →

Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.