What Does the Bible Say About Beauty?
Key Scriptures and spiritual guidance on beauty
Die Bibel spricht an vielen Stellen über Schönheit. Sie lehrt, dass wahre Schönheit von innen kommt und dass Gott die Schönheit der Schöpfung bewundert. Das wichtigste ist, dass Schönheit vergänglich ist, aber die Schönheit eines Menschen, der den Herrn fürchtet, von unschätzbarem Wert ist.
Bible Verses About Beauty
1 Samuel 16:7
“Aber der HERR sprach zu Samuel: Sieh nicht an sein Aussehen und seinen hohen Wuchs; ich habe ihn verworfen. Denn Gott sieht nicht auf das, worauf der Mensch sieht. Der Mensch sieht, was vor Augen ist; der HERR aber sieht das Herz an.”
Proverbs 31:30
“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.”
Psalm 27:4
“One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.”
Ecclesiastes 3:11
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.”
1 Peter 3:3-4
“Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.”
Song of Solomon 4:7
“You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you.”
Isaiah 61:3
“to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.”
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