81 verses contain “Countenance” (in the KJV: 81, in the BSB: 11) — showing 1–81
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But unto
Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And
Cain was very
wroth, and his
countenance fell.
but He had no regard for
Cain and his offering. So
Cain became very
angry, and his
countenance fell.
And the LORD said unto
Cain, Why art thou
wroth? and why is thy
countenance fallen?
“Why are you
angry,” said the LORD to
Cain, “and why has your
countenance fallen?
And Jacob
beheld the
countenance of
Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
And Jacob saw from the
countenance of
Laban that his attitude toward him had changed.
And said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.
and he told them, “I can see from your father’s countenance that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me.
Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’
A nation of fierce
countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor
shew favour to the young:
a
ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no
pity for the young.
Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:
So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly
awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.
And she said, Let thine
handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her
countenance was no more
sad.
“May your
maidservant find favor with you,” said
Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began eating again, and her face was no longer
downcast.
But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his
countenance, or on the height of his
stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD
seeth not as man
seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was
ruddy, and
withal of a beautiful
countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise,
anoint him: for this is he.
So
Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was
ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and
anoint him, for he is the one.”
And when the
Philistine looked about, and saw David, he
disdained him: for he was but a youth, and
ruddy, and of a fair
countenance.
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife
Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful
countenance: but the man was
churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of
Caleb.
His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was
Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
And unto
Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair
countenance.
Three sons were born to
Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.
Elisha fixed his
gaze steadily on him until
Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to
weep.
Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy
countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very
sore afraid,
so the king said to me, “Why is your face
sad, though you are not ill? This could only be
sadness of the heart.” I was
overwhelmed with fear
And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my
countenance be
sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’
sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
and replied to the king, “May the king live
forever! Why should I not be
sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
You
forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his
countenance and send him away.
If I
laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my
countenance they cast not down.
If I
smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my
countenance was precious.
There be many that say, Who will
shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy
countenance upon us.
Many ask, “Who can show us the good?”
Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his
countenance doth behold the upright.
For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding
glad with thy
countenance.
For You grant him blessings
forever; You
cheer him with joy in Your presence.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
Why are you
downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Why are you
downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my
Savior and my God.
Why art thou cast down, O 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.
Why are you
downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my
Savior and my God.
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the
rebuke of thy
countenance.
Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the
rebuke of Your
countenance.
Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.
Thou hast set our
iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy
countenance.
You have set our
iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.
A
merry heart maketh a
cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
A joyful heart makes a
cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.
In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
As the north wind brings forth rain, so a
backbiting tongue brings
angry looks.
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Sorrow is better than
laughter: for by the
sadness of the
countenance the heart is made better.
Sorrow is better than
laughter, for a
sad countenance is good for the heart.
O my
dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy
countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy
countenance is comely.
O my
dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the
cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your
countenance is lovely.
His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his
countenance is as
Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like
Lebanon, as
majestic as the cedars.
The
shew of their
countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as
Sodom, they hide it not.
Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like
Sodom they
flaunt their sin; they do not
conceal it.
Woe to them, for they have brought
disaster upon themselves.
All the inhabitants of the isles shall be
astonished at thee, and their kings shall be
sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their
countenance.
Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
Then compare our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see.”
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat.
And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better
nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.
Then the king’s
countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees
smote one against another.
his face grew pale and his thoughts so
alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees
knocked together.
Then was king
Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his
countenance was changed in him, and his lords were
astonied.
Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the
banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy
countenance be changed:
Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the
banquet hall. “O king, may you live
forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts
terrify you, or your face grow pale.
Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an
insolent king, skilled in
intrigue, will come to the throne.
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a
sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast.
Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
When you fast, do not be
somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
His appearance was like
lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
And as he prayed, the fashion of his
countenance was altered, and his
raiment was white and
glistering.
And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became
radiantly white.
Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
But if the
ministration of death, written and
engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not
stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his
countenance; which glory was to be done away:
Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not
gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp
twoedged sword: and his
countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun
shining at its brightest.
And in the second night it came to pass, that Salathiel the captain of the people came unto me, saying, Where hast thou been? and why is thy countenance so heavy?
And it came to pass while I was talking with her, behold, her face upon a sudden
shined exceedingly, and her
countenance glistered, so that I was afraid of her, and
mused what it might be.
And I
beheld, and, lo, that man waxed strong with the thousands of heaven: and when he turned his
countenance to look, all the things
trembled that were seen under him.
Set forth the beauty of thy countenance?
And if thou
persuade thyself in thy mind that they shall be taken, let not thy
countenance fall: I have spoken it, and none of my words shall be in vain.
She was also of a goodly countenance, and very beautiful to behold: and her husband Manasses had left her gold, and silver, and menservants and maidservants, and cattle, and lands; and she remained upon them.
And when they saw her, that her
countenance was altered, and her
apparel was changed, they wondered at her beauty very greatly, and said unto her.
Now when the men heard her words, and
beheld her
countenance, they wondered greatly at her beauty, and said unto her,
And when
Judith was come before him and his servants they all
marvelled at the beauty of her
countenance; and she fell down upon her face, and did reverence unto him: and his servants took her up.
And now thou art both beautiful in thy
countenance, and
witty in thy words: surely if thou do as thou hast spoken thy God shall be my God, and thou shalt dwell in the house of king Nabuchodonosor, and shalt be
renowned through the whole earth.
As the Lord liveth, who hath kept me in my way that I went, my
countenance hath
deceived him to his destruction, and yet hath he not committed sin with me, to
defile and shame me.
For the mighty one did not fall by the young men, neither did the sons of the
Titans smite him, nor high giants set upon him: but
Judith the daughter of Merari
weakened him with the beauty of her
countenance.
And she was
ruddy through the perfection of her beauty, and her
countenance was
cheerful and very
amiable: but her heart was in
anguish for fear.
Then lifting up his
countenance that
shone with majesty, he looked very fiercely upon her: and the queen fell down, and was pale, and
fainted, and bowed herself upon the head of the
maid that went before her.
For wonderful art thou, lord, and thy countenance is full of grace.
For neither might the corner that held them keep them from fear: but noises as of waters falling down sounded about them, and
sad visions appeared unto them with heavy
countenances.
He will
shake his head, and
clap his hands, and
whisper much, and change his
countenance.
The heart of a man changeth his
countenance, whether it be for good or evil: and a
merry heart maketh a
cheerful countenance.
A
cheerful countenance is a
token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a
wearisome labour of the mind.
Casting down his countenance, and making as if he heard not: where he is not known, he will do thee a mischief before thou be aware.
A man may be known by his look, and one that hath understanding by his countenance, when thou meetest him.
The wickedness of a woman changeth her face, and darkeneth her
countenance like
sackcloth.
A wicked woman abateth the courage, maketh an heavy countenance and a wounded heart: a woman that will not comfort her husband in distress maketh weak hands and feeble knees.
Whether a man be rich or poor, if he have a good heart toward the Lord, he shall at all times
rejoice with a
cheerful countenance.
The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance, and a man loveth nothing better.
The countenance is a sign of changing of the heart.
Then
whoso had looked the high priest in the face, it would have wounded his heart: for his
countenance and the changing of his colour declared the inward
agony of his mind.