Inner Beauty

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

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

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

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 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.

She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

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

She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. — read the full passage →

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

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

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.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

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; — read the full passage →

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

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

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

In 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; — read the full passage →

Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

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

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

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God.

As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

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.

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. — read the full passage →

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

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.

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 →

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. — read the full passage →

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, — read the full passage →

Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

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.

Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment. — read the full passage →

But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

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

And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: — read the full passage →

Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? — read the full passage →

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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.

Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.

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

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. — read the full passage →

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

In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel. — read the full passage →

I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. — read the full passage →

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. — read the full passage →

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

How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street. — read the full passage →

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 →

And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her. — read the full passage →

Then Job answered and said, — read the full passage →

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. — read the full passage →

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; — read the full passage →

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; — read the full passage →

Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: — read the full passage →

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. — read the full passage →

After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. — read the full passage →

Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; — read the full passage →

And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. — read the full passage →

Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.

The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

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

Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, — read the full passage →

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. — read the full passage →

The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. — read the full passage →

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. — read the full passage →

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: — read the full passage →

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. — read the full passage →

O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. — read the full passage →

My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. — read the full passage →

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? — read the full passage →

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. — read the full passage →

Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! — read the full passage →

And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. — read the full passage →