44 Bible Verses about Eyes
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"The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.
Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye?
The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness.
You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye.
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Your eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Or how can you tell your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,' when you yourself don't see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother's eye.
But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye?
For the eyes of Yahweh run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; for from henceforth you shall have wars."
The eye can't tell the hand, "I have no need for you," or again the head to the feet, "I have no need for you."
If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.
having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.
Elisha prayed, and said, "Yahweh, please open his eyes, that he may see." Yahweh opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha.
Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law.
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's.
For thus says Yahweh of Armies: 'For honor he has sent me to the nations which plundered you; for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye.
They don't know, neither do they consider: for he has shut their eyes, that they can't see; and their hearts, that they can't understand.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.
Behold, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness;
in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.
For my eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from my face, neither is their iniquity concealed from my eyes.
The four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within. 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 don't look 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
You, when you are made desolate, what will you do? Though you clothe yourself with scarlet, though you deck you with ornaments of gold, though you enlarge your eyes with paint, in vain do you make yourself beautiful; [your] lovers despise you, they seek your life.
Furthermore you have sent for men who come from far, to whom a messenger was sent, and behold, they came; for whom you did wash yourself, paint your eyes, and decorate yourself with ornaments,
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
They killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
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 ground at the mill in the prison.
Nahash the Ammonite said to them, "On this condition I will make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for a reproach on all Israel."
Eyes » Actions of mentioned in scripture » Weeping
My eyes are dim from grief. I have called on you daily, Yahweh. I have spread out my hands to you.
For these things I weep; my eye, my eye runs down with water; Because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.
Eyes » Not satisfied with seeing
All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Eyes » Made red by wine
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
Eyes » Illustrative » (open,) of spiritual illumination
Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law.
Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
Eyes » The jews » Wore their phylacteries between
But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes of their garments,
It shall be for a sign on your hand, and for symbols between your eyes: for by strength of hand Yahweh brought us forth out of Egypt."
Eyes » Punishment for injuring
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
"If a man strikes his servant's eye, or his maid's eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
Eyes » Grows dim by age
It happened, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, "My son?" He said to him, "Here I am."
It happened at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),
Eyes » Actions of mentioned in scripture » Directing
He said, "Don't leave us, please; because you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.
Eyes » God » Opens
Elisha prayed, and said, "Yahweh, please open his eyes, that he may see." Yahweh opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha.
Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down. Yahweh loves the righteous.
Eyes » The jews » Raised up, in prayer
I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?
Eyes » A guard to be set on
Don't look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
Eyes » The light of the body
The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness.
"The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.
Eyes » Consumed by grief
My eye wastes away because of grief. It grows old because of all my adversaries.
Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.
Eyes » God » Enlightens
Now for a little moment grace has been shown from Yahweh 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 who sees me shall see me no more. Your eyes shall be on me, but I shall not be.
Eyes » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » The apple or ball
He found him in a desert land, in the waste howling wilderness. He surrounded him. He cared for him. He kept him as the apple of his eye.
Eyes » The jews » Not to make baldness between
You are the children of Yahweh your God: you shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
Eyes » Not satisfied with riches
There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. "For whom then, do I labor, and deprive my soul of enjoyment?" This also is vanity. Yes, it is a miserable business.
Eyes » Illustrative » (anointing with eyesalve,) of healing by the spirit
I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.
Eyes » Illustrative » Of the mind
"The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
Eyes » Consumed by sickness
I also will do this to you: I will appoint terror over you, even consumption and fever, that shall consume the eyes, and make the soul to pine away; and you will sow your seed in vain, for your enemies will eat it.
Eyes » Sometimes blemished
or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or who has damaged testicles;
Eyes » Actions of mentioned in scripture » Winking
One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.
Eyes » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » The brow
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. He shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his body in water, then he shall be clean.
Eyes » God » Made
Eyes » The light of, rejoices the heart
Eyes » Frequently fair
He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful face, and goodly to look on. Yahweh said, "Arise, anoint him; for this is he."
Eyes » Sometimes tender
Eyes » Not evil thing to be set before
I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.
Eyes » The jews » Cast, on the ground in humiliation
But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn't even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be 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 hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,
Eyes Cared For
Ezekiel 23:40Furthermore you have sent for men who come from far, to whom a messenger was sent, and behold, they came; for whom you did wash yourself, paint your eyes, and decorate yourself with ornaments,
Eyes Harmed
Zechariah 2:8For thus says Yahweh of Armies: 'For honor he has sent me to the nations which plundered you; for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye.
Eyes In Prophecy
Revelation 1:14His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.
Eyes Opened
Genesis 3:5for God knows that in the day you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
Eyes, Affected By
Genesis 27:1It happened, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, "My son?" He said to him, "Here I am."
Eyes, Figurative Use
Numbers 24:3He took up his parable, and said, "Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;
Eyes, Guarded
Psalm 119:37Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
Eyes, Used In Prophecies
Job 19:25-27But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. In the end, he will stand upon the earth.
Eyes, Used Of God
Habakkuk 1:13You who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who cannot look on perversity, why do you tolerate those who deal treacherously, and keep silent when the wicked swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,
Good Eyes
Deuteronomy 34:7Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.
Jesus Eyes
Revelation 1:14His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.
Lust Of The Eyes
1 John 2:16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's.