39 Bible Verses About Face

Within the sacred pages, the concept of the "face" unveils deep spiritual truths. Scripture reveals God's countenance as the source of grace and blessing, an encounter sought by the devout soul. It also speaks of the human face – reflecting our inner disposition, our struggles, our aspirations, and our encounters with others. Through these verses, we learn the profound significance of presenting ourselves before God and the world. This exploration guides us to understand the reverence due to His presence and the truth required in our own appearance before Him, illuminating the path to walk in His light.

Featured Verse

And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.

Seek God's Face: Bible Verses Here

Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

Genesis 17:17KJV

And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

Genesis 17:3KJV

And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

Genesis 16:8KJV

And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.

Genesis 33:10KJV

And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

Genesis 32:20KJV

When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.

Genesis 38:15KJV

And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

Genesis 43:3KJV

But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

Genesis 43:5KJV

And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

Genesis 43:31KJV

And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.

Genesis 44:26KJV

And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

Genesis 48:12KJV

And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

Genesis 50:1KJV

And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.

Exodus 10:28KJV

And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.

Exodus 10:29KJV

And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.

Exodus 33:23KJV

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Exodus 33:20KJV

And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.

Exodus 34:33KJV

And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone: and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.

Exodus 34:35KJV

And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.

Exodus 34:29KJV

And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean.

Leviticus 13:41KJV

Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.

Leviticus 20:5KJV

The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

Numbers 6:25KJV

And the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.

Numbers 12:14KJV

And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:

Numbers 16:4KJV

And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:

Numbers 19:3KJV

(For the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 6:15KJV

Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the Lord hath said unto thee.

Deuteronomy 9:3KJV

The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

Deuteronomy 28:7KJV

And the Lord shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you.

Deuteronomy 31:5KJV

And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.

Deuteronomy 31:18KJV

And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.

Deuteronomy 32:20KJV

And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.

Joshua 7:6KJV

And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?

Joshua 7:10KJV

Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?

Ruth 2:10KJV

And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

1 Samuel 20:41KJV

But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

2 Samuel 19:4KJV

And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.

2 Samuel 24:20KJV

And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

1 Kings 1:23KJV

And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)

1 Kings 8:14KJV

The passages centered on the 'face' illuminate a truth extending far beyond the physical countenance; they speak to presence, relationship, and the soul's posture before the divine. To seek God's face is to yearn for His manifest presence, for His favor, for the very light of His truth to break upon our lives. When His face shines upon us, it signifies blessing, guidance, and intimate knowledge. Our own faces, in turn, become more than features; they are canvases reflecting the spirit's state, turned either towards His light in hope and reverence or away in shadow. May these verses anchor our longing, reminding us that the ultimate encounter, the richest depth of communion, lies in the ceaseless turning towards that divine countenance from which all grace flows, allowing our own faces to be transformed by its radiant glory.