A physical or spiritual quality which brings pleasure to those who behold it. Scripture stresses the beauty of God himself and his creation, while noting that the beauty of the creation can lead away from God or become idolised.

Job 38:31

Beauty in nature

Ecclesiastes 3:11

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Genesis 49:21
Ezekiel 20:6; 31:7-9
Genesis 29:17

Beautiful people

Esther 1:11

Women

See also

Genesis 6:2; 12:11,14; 24:15-16; 26:7
Deuteronomy 21:11
1 Samuel 25:3
2 Samuel 13:1; 14:27
1 Kings 1:3-4
Esther 2:7,17
Job 42:15

Esther:

Psalms 45:11
Songs 2:14; 4:7; 7:1
Genesis 39:6

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Men

1 Samuel 16:12; 17:42
2 Samuel 14:25
1 Kings 1:6
Songs 1:16; 5:10
Ezekiel 23:6,23
Esther 2:2-3

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An enhanced quality

Esther 2:9,12
Isaiah 3:24
Ezekiel 7:20
Isaiah 53:2

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Beauty and lack of beauty as external impressions

Proverbs 11:22; 31:30
1 Peter 3:3
Proverbs 6:25-26
Ezekiel 28:17

May lead to pride and lust

See also

Genesis 12:11-12; 39:7
2 Samuel 11:2-4
Ezekiel 23:12
Luke 21:5

Beautiful artefacts

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Joshua 7:21
Ezekiel 27:3-4,11,24
Acts 3:2
Psalms 50:2

The beauty of Jerusalem

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Psalms 48:2
Jeremiah 6:2
Lamentations 2:15
Ezekiel 16:10-15,25
Daniel 11:45
Revelation 21:2
Psalms 27:4

The beauty of God as the joy of believers

See also

1 Chronicles 16:29
Psalms 29:2
Isaiah 4:2; 28:5; 33:17; 52:7; 61:3
Jeremiah 11:16
Romans 10:15

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5171 nose
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