44 Bible Verses about Eyes
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The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
The lamp of thy body is thine eye: when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
And thine eyes shall not pity; life'shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness!
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.
And Elisha prayed, and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law.
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vain glory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After glory hath he sent me unto the nations which plundered you; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.
Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness;
in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
For mine eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity concealed from mine eyes.
and the four living creatures, having each one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and within: and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.
while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
From Thematic Bible
Eyes » The jewish women often painted
And thou, when thou art made desolate, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with scarlet, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou enlargest thine eyes with paint, in vain dost thou make thyself fair; thy lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.
And furthermore ye have sent for men that come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent, and, lo, they came; for whom thou didst wash thyself, paint thine eyes, and deck thyself with ornaments,
And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window.
Eyes » Often put out as a punishment
And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
And the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house.
And Nahash the Ammonite said unto them, On this condition will I make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
Eyes » Actions of mentioned in scripture » Weeping
Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction: I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah; I have spread forth my hands unto thee.
For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water; Because the comforter that should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy hath prevailed.
Eyes » Not satisfied with seeing
All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter it : the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Eyes » Made red by wine
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?
Eyes » Illustrative » (open,) of spiritual illumination
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.
Eyes » The jews » Wore their phylacteries between
But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments ,
And it shall be for a sign upon thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand Jehovah brought us forth out of Egypt.
Eyes » Punishment for injuring
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
Eyes » Grows dim by age
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son. And he said unto him, Here am I.
And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see),
Eyes » Actions of mentioned in scripture » Directing
And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be to us instead of eyes.
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.
Eyes » God » Opens
And Elisha prayed, and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Jehovah openeth the eyes of the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;
Eyes » The jews » Raised up, in prayer
I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come?
Eyes » A guard to be set on
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:
Eyes » The light of the body
The lamp of thy body is thine eye: when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Eyes » Consumed by grief
Mine eye wasteth away because of grief; It waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.
Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress: Mine eye wasteth away with grief, yea , my soul and my body.
Eyes » God » Enlightens
Consider and answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the'sleep of death;
And now for a little moment grace hath been showed from Jehovah our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
Eyes » Actions of mentioned in scripture » Seeing
The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more; Thine eyes shall be upon me, but I shall not be.
He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.
Eyes » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » The apple or ball
He found him in a desert land, And in the waste howling wilderness; He compassed him about, he cared for him, He kept him as the apple of his eye.
Eyes » The jews » Not to make baldness between
Ye are the children of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
Eyes » Not satisfied with riches
There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then,'saith he , do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
Eyes » Illustrative » (anointing with eyesalve,) of healing by the spirit
I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and that the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
Eyes » Illustrative » Of the mind
The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness!
Eyes » Consumed by sickness
I also will do this unto you: I will appoint terror over you, even consumption and fever, that shall consume the eyes, and make the soul to pine away; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Eyes » Sometimes blemished
or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
Eyes » Actions of mentioned in scripture » Winking
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.
Eyes » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » The brow
And it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.
Eyes » God » Made
Eyes » The light of, rejoices the heart
Eyes » Frequently fair
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look upon. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.
Eyes » Sometimes tender
Eyes » Not evil thing to be set before
I will set no base thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; It shall not cleave unto me.
Eyes » The jews » Cast, on the ground in humiliation
But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner.
Eyes » God » Formed
Eyes » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » The lid
Eyes » Grows dim by sorrow
Topics on Eyes
Evil Eyes
Mark 7:21-23For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,
Eyes Cared For
Ezekiel 23:40And furthermore ye have sent for men that come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent, and, lo, they came; for whom thou didst wash thyself, paint thine eyes, and deck thyself with ornaments,
Eyes Harmed
Zechariah 2:8For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After glory hath he sent me unto the nations which plundered you; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
Eyes In Prophecy
Revelation 1:14And his head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
Eyes Opened
Genesis 3:5for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.
Eyes, Affected By
Genesis 27:1And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son. And he said unto him, Here am I.
Eyes, Figurative Use
Numbers 24:3And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
Eyes, Used In Prophecies
Job 19:25-27But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will stand up upon the earth:
Eyes, Used Of God
Habakkuk 1:13Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;
Good Eyes
Deuteronomy 34:7And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.
Jesus Eyes
Revelation 1:14And his head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
Lust Of The Eyes
1 John 2:16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vain glory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.