44 Bible Verses about Eyes

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Matthew 7:3

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?

Luke 11:34

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.

Matthew 7:5

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.

Deuteronomy 19:21

Your eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Luke 6:42

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.

Matthew 6:23

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!

Luke 6:41

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?

2 Chronicles 16:9

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."

1 Corinthians 12:21

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."

Matthew 5:29

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.

Matthew 18:9

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.

2 Kings 6:17

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.

Zechariah 2:8

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.

Isaiah 44:18

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.

1 Corinthians 15:52

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.

2 Corinthians 4:18

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.

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Eyes » The jewish women often painted

Jeremiah 4:30

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.

Ezekiel 23:40

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,

2 Kings 9:30

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

2 Kings 25:7

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.

Judges 16:21

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.

1 Samuel 11:2

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

Psalm 88:9

My eyes are dim from grief. I have called on you daily, Yahweh. I have spread out my hands to you.

Job 16:20

My friends scoff at me. My eyes pour out tears to God,

Lamentations 1:16

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

Ecclesiastes 1:8

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

Genesis 49:12

His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.

Proverbs 23:29

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

Psalm 119:37

Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.

Eyes » The jews » Wore their phylacteries between

Matthew 23:5

But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes of their garments,

Exodus 13:16

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

Exodus 21:26

"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

Genesis 27:1

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."

1 Samuel 3:2

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

Numbers 10:31

He said, "Don't leave us, please; because you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.

Eyes » God » Opens

2 Kings 6:17

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.

Eyes » The jews » Raised up, in prayer

Psalm 121:1

I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?

Psalm 123:1

To you I do lift up my eyes, you who sit in the heavens.

Eyes » A guard to be set on

Proverbs 23:31

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

Luke 11:34

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.

Eyes » Consumed by grief

Psalm 6:7

My eye wastes away because of grief. It grows old because of all my adversaries.

Psalm 31:9

Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.

Eyes » God » Enlightens

Psalm 13:3

Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;

Ezra 9:8

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

Job 7:8

The eye of him who sees me shall see me no more. Your eyes shall be on me, but I shall not be.

Job 28:10

He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.

Eyes » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » The apple or ball

Deuteronomy 32:10

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

Eyes » Not satisfied with riches

Ecclesiastes 4:8

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

Eyes » Illustrative » Of the mind

Matthew 6:22-23

"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

Leviticus 26:16

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

Leviticus 21:20

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

Proverbs 10:10

One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.

Eyes » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » The brow

Leviticus 14:9

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

1 Samuel 16:12

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

Psalm 101:3

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

Luke 18:13

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

Psalm 94:9

He who implanted the ear, won't he hear? He who formed the eye, won't he see?

Eyes » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » The lid

Job 16:16

My face is red with weeping. Deep darkness is on my eyelids.

Eyes » Grows dim by sorrow

Topics on Eyes

Evil Eyes

Mark 7:21-23

For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

Eyes Cared For

Ezekiel 23:40

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,

Eyes Harmed

Zechariah 2:8

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.

Eyes, Affected By

Genesis 27:1

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."

Eyes, Figurative Use

Numbers 24:3

He took up his parable, and said, "Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;

Eyes, Used In Prophecies

Job 19:25-27

But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. In the end, he will stand upon the earth.

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