27 Bible Verses About Inner Beauty

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.

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.

And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.

And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

And for Aaron’s sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.

Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.

And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.

And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.

Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

The rings, and nose jewels,

Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.

She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.

His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

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