9 Bible Verses about Countenance

At the end of the ten days their appearance was better and their bodies were healthier than all the young men who had been eating the royal delicacies.

Then all the color drained from the king's face and he became alarmed. The joints of his hips gave way, and his knees began knocking together.

She said, "May I, your servant, find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way and got something to eat. Her face no longer looked sad.

So the king said to me, "Why do you appear to be depressed when you aren't sick? What can this be other than sadness of heart?" This made me very fearful. I replied to the king, "O king, live forever! Why would I not appear dejected when the city with the graves of my ancestors lies desolate and its gates destroyed by fire?"

Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.

Many say, "Who can show us anything good?" Smile upon us, Lord!

If I smiled at them, they hardly believed it; and they did not cause the light of my face to darken.

For you grant him lasting blessings; you give him great joy by allowing him into your presence.

For they did not conquer the land by their swords, and they did not prevail by their strength, but rather by your power, strength and good favor, for you were partial to them.

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

But if the ministry that produced death -- carved in letters on stone tablets -- came with glory, so that the Israelites could not keep their eyes fixed on the face of Moses because of the glory of his face (a glory which was made ineffective),

As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.

Now when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand -- when he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to approach him. But Moses called to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and Moses spoke to them. read more.
After this all the Israelites approached, and he commanded them all that the Lord had spoken to him on Mount Sinai. When Moses finished speaking with them, he would put a veil on his face. But when Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he would remove the veil until he came out. Then he would come out and tell the Israelites what he had been commanded. When the Israelites would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone, Moses would put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with the Lord.

and not like Moses who used to put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from staring at the result of the glory that was made ineffective.

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

a nation of stern appearance that will have no regard for the elderly or pity for the young.

Toward the end of their rule, when rebellious acts are complete, a rash and deceitful king will arise.

The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, "God won't hold me accountable; he doesn't care."

Now Naaman, the commander of the king of Syria's army, was esteemed and respected by his master, for through him the Lord had given Syria military victories. But this great warrior had a skin disease.

but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased. So Cain became very angry, and his expression was downcast.

The look on their faces testifies to their guilt; like the people of Sodom they openly boast of their sin. Too bad for them! For they bring disaster on themselves.

As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

The north wind brings forth rain, and a gossiping tongue brings forth an angry look.

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

How blessed are the people who worship you! O Lord, they experience your favor.

Certainly the Lord is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.

When Jacob saw the look on Laban's face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.

There he said to them, "I can tell that your father's attitude toward me has changed, but the God of my father has been with me.

The north wind brings forth rain, and a gossiping tongue brings forth an angry look.