Bible Verses About Beauty
The Bible celebrates beauty in creation, in people and in a quiet heart. These verses say you are made on purpose and that God looks past appearance. Use them for a card, a caption or a reminder to yourself.
11 scriptures in modern King James wording
Genesis 1:31KJV
“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.”
Psalms 8:3KJV
“When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;”
Psalms 19:1KJV
“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork.”
Psalms 27:4KJV
“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.”
Psalms 139:14KJV
“I will praise you; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are your works; and that my soul knows right well.”
Ecclesiastes 3:11KJV
“He has made every thing beautiful in his time: also he has set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God makes from the beginning to the end.”
Proverbs 31:30KJV
“Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that fears the LORD, she shall be praised.”
1 Samuel 16:7KJV
“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 sees not as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”
1 Peter 3:4KJV
“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.”
Isaiah 61:3KJV
“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.”
Song of Solomon 4:7KJV
“You are all fair, my love; there is no spot in you.”
Common questions
What does the Bible say about beauty?
Scripture celebrates the beauty of creation (Psalm 19:1) and of people made by God (Psalm 139:14). It also says God looks at the heart, not outward appearance (1 Samuel 16:7).
What does the Bible say about inner beauty?
First Peter 3:4 speaks of the hidden person of the heart, with a gentle and quiet spirit, as precious to God. Proverbs 31:30 says charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
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