Real Inner Beauty
There are many bible verses about beauty which tells us what real beauty is. There are many misconceptions about it and its standards. As per many people’s point of view it is a charming face, wearing jewelry, long and black hairs, money, buildings, white skin and many more but it’s wrong.
The real attraction lies inside of a person. A man with a charming face but with no honesty, faith in God, justice, mercy and politeness is the worst person in the world. Beauty comes from inside. As if a person is loyal, loving, forgiving, having faith in God, kind and pious then he is charming, handsome and a beautiful person.
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
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.
Proverbs 31:30
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
God is The Cause of Every Beauty
The central focus of beauty is indeed God. If there is no God then there is no beauty. It exists in a thing if it is for God. Just look at an example. God instructs people to adopt behaviors which he likes: honesty, justice, love, compassion, forgiveness, humbleness and many more.
If a person practices these things then he is doing for God and the thing we do for God has beauty. On the contrary if a person does things like pride, hate, injustice, bad language, brutality and many more then they will never be considered as beauty because God didn’t like and want it.
If a person is charming and attractive by face then we all know that this charm is given by God. A person can’t get good facial features by himself. The conclusion is that the beauty of everything lies in God.
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. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
Genesis 1:31
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
Temporary Physical Beauty
There are two types of beauty. One is physical while the other is spiritual. Let’s discuss them. We all know about what physical beauty is. So having a sharp nose, big eyes, pink lips, silky hairs, good figure and other standards is known as physical attraction and it can be enhanced by money and ornaments.
People call them prettiness and no doubt it seems very attractive but there is a pain point. Every person has to age (getting old), every money has to finish and a live person has to die. Physical prettiness is not eternal, a time will come when it will perish.
On the other hand spiritual beauty is everlasting even after death we’ll be successful if we have spiritual beauty. Physical beauty is hard to get and will never be everlasting but spiritual beauty is easy to get and eternal.
Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.”
James 1:10-11
But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower. For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.
Proverbs 11:22
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
The Ultimate Beauty of Holiness
The world is full of distractions for believers and God also puts many tests for them. So, it’s very hard for a believer to remain on the straight path avoiding the misleading and wrong paths. Along with the world and God’s tests, Satan also tries to seduce them.
Avoiding evil, the world and passing God’s tests if a person remains steadfast then he becomes a pious, holy and righteous person. Therefore holiness has a beauty for a reason but is very hard to achieve.
Psalm 96:9
Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.
1 Chronicles 16:29
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
Beauty of Wisdom And Righteousness
Being a wise and righteous person is very attractive and charming. A wise man can make plans very well and can handle difficult situations easily. A righteous man will never do anything wrong like he will never do wrong with the poor, will do justice, mercy, humbleness, politeness, will always beat Satan and his attacks. Think about them, aren’t they attractive and amazing beings? Absolutely they are the true definition of beauty.
Proverbs 2:6-7
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who is like the wise? Who knows the explanation of things? A person’s wisdom brightens their face and changes its hard appearance.
Daniel 12:3
Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.
Beauty of Humble Person
The world is full of arrogant and prideful people. These people think that they are special, unique, and have standards therefore they become prideful and arrogant. On the other hand some people always try to make higher others, making them proud, feeling them special by acting humble and polite.
Both of them are totally opposite. The pride will not be loved by anyone else while the humble and polite people will be liked by everyone. Thus humbleness and politeness has its own taste and beauty.
Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Colossians 3:12
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,
Reflection of God’s Beauty by His Creation
How beautiful God is? This is a common question but doesn’t have an answer because our mind is not compatible to think about God’s charm. Our brain and intelligence is limited but God is not. We can’t answer it properly but just assume it according to our intelligence.
As we don’t have seen God but can see his creation. Just look at the sky, earth, stars, sun, moon, flowers, fruits, trees, birds, animals and humans. They are very charming and we can say that a being who created these beautiful things must be very charming and attractive.
Psalm 19:1
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
Job 26:7-14
He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing. He wraps up the waters in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their weight. He covers the face of the full moon, spreading his clouds over it. He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters for a boundary between light and darkness. The pillars of the heavens quake, aghast at his rebuke. By his power he churned up the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab to pieces. By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the gliding serpent. And these are but the outer fringe of his works; how faint the whisper we hear of him! Who then can understand the thunder of his power?”
Love And Kindness
Love and kindness is the most amazing, attractive and charming trait. A society can’t run if there is no love and kindness. So, by this it makes clear how important they are. God loves us and is also very kind. So he wants us to be humble, polite and kind to others.
Have you ever seen a person who has these traits? I am pretty sure that if you have met them then you will be attracted towards them because these characteristics have their own power. Love, kindness and humbleness tie a bond among people so without them there will be quarrel and conflicts.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Proverbs 19:22
What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.
Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
The Eternal Beauty in Eternal World
We have nothing to do with the beauty which has to end. But just think about prettiness which will last forever and will never end. This type of charm is worthy of praise. Now the question is what is that beauty and how can we achieve it? So if we read the Bible we will come to know that God ordered us to do good deeds and avoid bad. If we do so then he will give us eternal life after death.
Similarly he also told us that if a person becomes a believer and lives a life according to God’s will then he will give him beauty in here after that will never end. World is caught in a rush to get prettiness but it has to end and believers are satisfied because they trust God and the hereafter.
Revelation 21:2
I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Psalm 50:2
From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
Seeking The God’s Beauty
A believer always tries to do things which God wants from him. That is why he finds the beauty of God. How can we get this? The answer is simple: we have to do things which God likes and what he wants.
He ordered us to remain pious, humble, kind, just, loving, keep fast, pray, help the poor, avoid bad, do good and never lie. If we started to do this then we will be eligible to get Gods charm. And for the believers it is compulsory to seek God’s beauty.
Psalm 90:17
May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us— yes, establish the work of our hands.
Isaiah 61:3
and provide for those who grieve in Zion—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.
2 Corinthians 3:18
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Conclusion
These 30 bible verses about beauty told us that the external prettiness which is praised by the world is nothing as compared to spiritual prettiness. Just like that this worldly charm is nothing compared to eternal beauty. God is beautiful and likes prettiness but people made mistakes in recognizing the real one.
It lies in good things because good things are preferred by God like love, kindness, humbleness etc. The simple statement which covers the main point is that the beauty of the heart is more important than the external charm .
FAQs
Now in all Israel there was no one so much to be praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. (2 Samuel 14:25)
You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you. (Song of Solomon 4:7)
You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you. (Song of Solomon 4:7)
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39)
Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. (1 Peter 3:3-4)