Bible Verses About Beauty

"One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple."

"He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end."

"And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it."

"To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness."

"Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined."

"Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness."

"I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys."

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork."

"And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."

"Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary."

What does the Bible say about beauty?

The Bible celebrates beauty as a reflection of God's character. It describes God as beautiful (Psalm 27:4), creation as beautiful (Ecclesiastes 3:11), and holiness as beautiful (1 Chronicles 16:29). True beauty begins with the Lord.

What is 'beauty for ashes' in the Bible?

Isaiah 61:3 promises that God will give 'beauty for ashes' — transforming mourning and brokenness into splendor, joy, and praise. It pictures God's redemptive power to make something glorious from life's ashes.