53 occurrences

'Countenance' in the Bible

If thou doest well, will not thy countenance look up with confidence? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door; and unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

Verse ConceptsAcceptance, divineAcceptance, From GodAbel and CainDoorsSin, Causes OfCrouchingEvil DesiresThe Entrance Of SinAcceptanceDoing The Right ThingSmiling

And the maiden was very fair in countenance; a virgin, and no man had known her. And she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

Verse ConceptsBeautifulAbsence Of SexWomen's BeautyBeauty Of Nature

And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, She is my sister; for he feared to say, my wife, saying to himself, Lest the men of the place slay me on account of Rebecca because she was fair in countenance.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitdoubtersAsking Particular QuestionsMisrepresentationOther WivesBeautiful Women

And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and behold, it was not toward him as previously.

Verse ConceptsWorseChange

and said to them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as previously; but the God of my father has been with me.

Verse ConceptsGod With Specific PeopleWorseChange

And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and took cognizance of nothing with him, save the bread that he ate. And Joseph was of a beautiful form and of a beautiful countenance.

Verse ConceptsFidelityServants, GoodTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsBeauty, In MenSeeking FoodAuthority Delegated To PeopleHandsome Men

Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

Verse ConceptsHeavenly FacesPay Attention O God!Peace And Strength

And because he loved thy fathers, and chose their seed after them, he brought thee out with his countenance, with his great power, out of Egypt,

Verse ConceptsPeople Of God, In OtGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptGod's Love For IsraelDadsFathers Love

Then the woman came and told her husband, "A man of God came to me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible; I did not ask him whence he was, and he did not tell me his name;

Verse ConceptsThe Angel Of GodNot Asking OthersWhere From?What Is God's Name?Man Of God

And she said, Let thy bondwoman find grace in thy sight. And the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more as before.

Verse ConceptsPeople Eating

And he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy, and besides of a lovely countenance and beautiful appearance. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.

Verse ConceptsBodyOutward AppearanceBeauty, In MenRed FacesGood EyesAppearances ofHairHandsome Men

And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for he was a youth, and ruddy, and besides of a beautiful countenance.

Verse ConceptsDavid, Early LifePride, Examples OfSuperiorityAttractionDisdainLimitations Of YouthRed FacesAppearances ofteenagerHandsome Men

And the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance; but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was a Calebite.

Verse ConceptsBehaviourIntelligenceOutward AppearanceSelfishness, Examples OfGood Wives ExamplesBeauty, In WomenDiscourtesyWomen's BeautyBeauty Of NatureA Good WomanInner BeautyBeauty And Self WorthA Good HusbandBeautiful Women

And to Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a beautiful countenance.

Verse ConceptsThree ChildrenWomen's BeautyBeautiful Women

And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed; and the man of God wept.

Verse ConceptsembarrassmentWeeping

And I said to the king, Let the king live for ever! Why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lies waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?

Verse ConceptsGatesArchaeologyCitizens, Christian DutiesDestruction Of JerusalemCity GatesBurning Jerusalem

to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown to shew the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was of beautiful countenance.

Verse ConceptsBeauty, In Womenroyalty

Then said the king's servants that attended upon him, Let there be maidens, virgins of beautiful countenance, sought for the king;

Verse ConceptsThose Looking For People

and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the young virgins of beautiful countenance to Shushan the fortress, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given.

Verse ConceptsWeak Women

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad countenance, and brighten up,

Verse ConceptsComplaintsComplaining

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth away; thou changest his countenance, and dismissest him.

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and they troubled not the serenity of my countenance.

Verse ConceptsSmilingserenity

Many say, Who shall cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy countenance, O Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsAfflictions, Prayer DuringFace Of GodLight, SpiritualCountenanceInfidelity To GodGod Giving LightNothing Good

For righteous is Jehovah; he loveth righteousness, his countenance doth behold the upright.

Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfJustification, Necessity OfUprightnessResolving Conflict

For thou hast made him to be blessings for ever; thou hast filled him with joy by thy countenance.

Verse ConceptsBlessedHappinessGod BlessesBlessings From GodBlessing Othersjoyfulcheerleadingjoyfulness

Why art thou cast down, my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Verse ConceptsPraiseFaith, Necessity OfTrusting In God's PresenceDoubt, Dealing WithDepression, Solutions ToI Am SadGod HelpsTrust In God!DepressionAntidepressantsDespair

Why art thou cast down, my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Verse ConceptsLonelinessSelf PityI Am SadGod HelpsTrust In God!Hope For The RighteousGrieving With HopeDepressionDespair

For not by their own sword did they take possession of the land, neither did their own arm save them; but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst delight in them.

Verse ConceptsCountenanceLight, SpiritualPeople Of God, In OtRight Hand Of GodArm Of GodGod's HandStrength Of GodGod Is LightNot Aloneland

It is burned with fire, it is cut down; they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

Verse ConceptsRebukeVinesFelling TreesHeavenly FacesBurning PlantsGod Requite Them!

Blessed is the people that know the shout of joy: they walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.

Verse ConceptsTravelling With GodWalkingAcclaimingGod Giving LightBlessed Through GodJoy And HappinessBlessing Others

In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Verse ConceptsRainSpringWeather, As God's JudgmentFavorSmilingcloudsspringtime

Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

Verse ConceptsBenefits Of SadnessSadnessDepressionJoy And HappinessTragedyBeing ContentSmilinggrieving

My dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the precipice, Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

Verse ConceptsdovesAttractionNames And Titles For The ChurchhidingBeautiful Women

All the inhabitants of the isles are amazed at thee, and their kings are horribly afraid, their countenance is troubled.

Verse ConceptsAnxiety, Examples OfPeople Appalled

youths in whom was no blemish, and of goodly countenance, and skilful in all wisdom, and acquainted with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.

Verse ConceptsIntelligenceLanguagesLanguages Mentioned In ScriptureIntellectual KnowledgePeople Made PerfectAlphabetPeople With KnowledgeServing KingsEducationmathteenagerroyaltyHandsome Men

then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the youths that eat of the king's delicate food: and as thou shalt see, deal with thy servants.

Verse ConceptsAppearancesRich Food

Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.

Verse ConceptsGuilty FearThighsKneesExpressions On FacesKnockingThoughts Of The WickedPeople Appalledknots

Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his nobles were confounded.

Verse ConceptsTroubleFear, Of UnknownExpressions On FacesPuzzlementPeople Appalled

the queen, by reason of the words of the king And his nobles, came into the banquet-house. the queen spoke And said, O king, live for ever!let not thy thoughts trouble thee, neither let thy countenance be changed.

Verse ConceptsQueensHallsPeople Appalled

So far is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my thoughts much troubled me, and my countenance was changed in me; but I kept the matter in my heart.

Verse ConceptsThoughts Of The RighteousLast WordsExpressions On FacesFear Of Other ThingsColor

And at the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors shall have come to the full, a king of bold countenance, and understanding riddles, shall stand up.

Verse ConceptsAntichrist, Names ForProper UnderstandingStrictnessMan's Work Finished

Bible Theasaurus

Permit (64 instances)
Sanction (4 instances)
Second (312 instances)
Visage (4 instances)
Warrant (1 instance)

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אף 
'aph 
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