'Looks' in the Bible

The Lord said to Moses, "Make a poisonous snake and set it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live."

So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that looks toward the wilderness.

a land the Lord your God looks after. He is constantly attentive to it from the beginning to the end of the year.

If the owner does not live near you or you do not know who the owner is, then you must corral the animal at your house and let it stay with you until the owner looks for it; then you must return it to him.

Gaal saw the men and said to Zebul, "Look, men are coming down from the tops of the hills." But Zebul said to him, "You are seeing the shadows on the hills -- it just looks like men."

But the Lord said to Samuel, "Don't be impressed by his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. People look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."

Now don't let my blood fall to the ground away from the Lord's presence, for the king of Israel has gone out to look for a flea the way one looks for a partridge in the hill country."

It wraps its roots around a heap of stones and it looks for a place among stones.

For he looks to the ends of the earth and observes everything under the heavens.

It looks on every haughty being; it is king over all that are proud."

The Lord looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.

From the place where he lives he looks carefully at all the earth's inhabitants.

The princess looks absolutely magnificent, decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold.

God looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.

Faithfulness grows from the ground, and deliverance looks down from the sky.

He looks down on the earth and it shakes; he touches the mountains and they start to smolder.

His resolve is firm; he will not succumb to fear before he looks in triumph on his enemies.

Everything looks to you in anticipation, and you provide them with food on a regular basis.

The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.

When one looks out over the land, he sees distress and darkness, gloom and anxiety, darkness and people forced from the land.

When you cry out for help, let your idols help you! The wind blows them all away, a breeze carries them away. But the one who looks to me for help will inherit the land and will have access to my holy mountain."

"'For the Lord says concerning the palace of the king of Judah, "This place looks like a veritable forest of Gilead to me. It is like the wooded heights of Lebanon in my eyes. But I swear that I will make it like a wilderness whose towns have all been deserted.

until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees what has happened.

But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words -- even though briers and thorns surround you and you live among scorpions -- do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, for they are a rebellious house!

I have made your forehead harder than flint -- like diamond! Do not fear them or be terrified of the looks they give you, for they are a rebellious house."

For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road at the head of the two routes. He looks for omens: He shakes arrows, he consults idols, he examines animal livers.

Like fire they devour everything in their path; a flame blazes behind them. The land looks like the Garden of Eden before them, but behind them there is only a desolate wilderness -- for nothing escapes them!

Woe to those who live in ease in Zion, to those who feel secure on Mount Samaria. They think of themselves as the elite class of the best nation. The family of Israel looks to them for leadership.

But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."

As the crowds were increasing, Jesus began to say, "This generation is a wicked generation; it looks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

For this is the will of my Father -- for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."

Some people said, "This is the man!" while others said, "No, but he looks like him." The man himself kept insisting, "I am the one!"