44 Bible Verses about Eyes
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The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body will be light:
But why lookest thou on the mote that is in the eye of thy brother, but observest not the beam that is in thine eye?
The lamp of the body is thine eye: when thine eye is simple, thy whole body also is light; but when it is wicked, thy body also is dark.
Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to cast out the mote out of the eye of thy brother.
And thine eye shall not spare: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, allow me, I will cast out the mote that is in thine eye, thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou shalt see clear to cast out the mote which is in the eye of thy brother.
but if thine eye be wicked, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great the darkness!
But why lookest thou on the mote which is in the eye of thy brother, but perceivest not the beam which is in thine own eye?
For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro through the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
The eye cannot say to the hand, I have not need of thee; or again, the head to the feet, I have not need of you.
But if thy right eye be a snare to thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
being enlightened in the eyes of your heart, so that ye should know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life one-eyed, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
And Elisha prayed and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw; and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
because all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After the glory, hath he sent me unto the nations that made you a spoil; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear;
They have no knowledge, and understand not; for he hath plastered their eyes, that they may not see; and their hearts, that they may not understand.
I will instruct thee and teach thee the way in which thou shalt go; I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness,
in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
For mine eyes are upon all their ways; they are not concealed from my face, neither is their iniquity hidden from before mine eyes.
And the four living creatures, each one of them having respectively six wings; round and within they are full of eyes; and they cease not day and night saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.
while we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen; for the things that are seen are for a time, but those that are not seen eternal.
From Thematic Bible
Eyes » The jewish women often painted
And thou, wasted one, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rendest thine eyes with paint, in vain dost thou make thyself fair: thy lovers despise thee, they seek th
And furthermore, they sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and behold, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thine eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments;
And Jehu came to Jizreel; and Jezebel heard of it, and she put paint to her eyes, and decked her head, and looked out at the window.
Eyes » Often put out as a punishment
and slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with chains of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
And the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with bronze fetters; and he ground at the mill in the prison.
And Nahash the Ammonite said to them, On this condition will I treat with you, that I thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
Eyes » Actions of mentioned in scripture » Weeping
Mine eye consumeth by reason of affliction. Upon thee, Jehovah, have I called every day; I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water: for the comforter that should revive my soul is far from me; my children are desolate, for the enemy hath prevailed.
Eyes » Not satisfied with seeing
All things are full of toil; none can express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Eyes » Made red by wine
Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who contentions? Who complaining? Who wounds without cause? Who redness of eyes?
Eyes » Illustrative » (open,) of spiritual illumination
Eyes » The jews » Wore their phylacteries between
And all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders of their garments,
And it shall be for a sign on thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes, for with a powerful hand Jehovah brought us forth out of Egypt.
Eyes » Punishment for injuring
And if a man strike the eye of his bondman or the eye of his handmaid, and it be marred, he shall let him go for his eye.
Eyes » Grows dim by age
And it came to pass when Isaac had become old, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, that he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son! And he said to him, Here am I.
And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),
Eyes » Actions of mentioned in scripture » Directing
And he said, Leave me not, I pray thee, because thou knowest where we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou wilt be to us for eyes.
I will instruct thee and teach thee the way in which thou shalt go; I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.
Eyes » God » Opens
And Elisha prayed and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw; and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Jehovah openeth the eyes of the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;
Eyes » The jews » Raised up, in prayer
{A Song of degrees.} I lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: whence shall my help come?
{A Song of degrees.} Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
Eyes » A guard to be set on
Look not upon the wine when it is red, when it sparkleth in the cup, and goeth down smoothly:
I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?
Eyes » The light of the body
The lamp of the body is thine eye: when thine eye is simple, thy whole body also is light; but when it is wicked, thy body also is dark.
The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body will be light:
Eyes » Consumed by grief
Mine eye wasteth away through grief; it hath grown old because of all mine oppressors.
Be gracious unto me, Jehovah, for I am in trouble: mine eye wasteth away with vexation, my soul and my belly.
Eyes » God » Enlightens
Consider, answer me, O Jehovah my God! lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
And now for a little space there hath been favour from Jehovah our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
Eyes » Actions of mentioned in scripture » Seeing
The eye of him that hath seen me shall behold me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
He cutteth out channels in the rocks, and his eye seeth every precious thing.
Eyes » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » The apple or ball
He found him in a desert land, And in the waste, howling wilderness; He compassed him about, he watched over him, He preserved him as the apple of his eye.
Eyes » The jews » Not to make baldness between
Ye are sons of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for a dead person.
Eyes » Not satisfied with riches
There is one alone and without a second; also he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, and he saith not, For whom then am I labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also is vanity and a grievous occupation.
Eyes » Illustrative » (anointing with eyesalve,) of healing by the spirit
I counsel thee to buy of me gold purified by fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white garments, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not be made manifest; and eye-salve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
Eyes » Illustrative » Of the mind
The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body will be light: but if thine eye be wicked, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great the darkness!
Eyes » Consumed by sickness
I also will do this unto you I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and fever, which shall cause the eyes to fail, and the soul to waste away; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Eyes » Sometimes blemished
or hump-backed, or withered, or that hath a spot in his eye, or hath the itch, or scabs, or his testicles broken.
Eyes » Actions of mentioned in scripture » Winking
He that winketh with the eye causeth grief, and a prating fool shall fall.
Eyes » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » The brow
And it shall come to pass on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair, his head, and his beard, and his eyebrows, even all his hair shall he shave, and he shall wash his garments, and shall bathe his flesh in water, and he is clean.
Eyes » God » Made
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
Eyes » The light of, rejoices the heart
That which enlighteneth the eyes rejoiceth the heart; good tidings make the bones fat.
Eyes » Frequently fair
And he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy, and besides of a lovely countenance and beautiful appearance. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.
Eyes » Sometimes tender
And the eyes of Leah were tender; but Rachel was of beautiful form and beautiful countenance.
Eyes » Not evil thing to be set before
I will set no thing of Belial before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
Eyes » The jews » Cast, on the ground in humiliation
And the tax-gatherer, standing afar off, would not lift up even his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, have compassion on me, the sinner.
Eyes » God » Formed
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Eyes » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » The lid
Eyes » Grows dim by sorrow
Topics on Eyes
Evil Eyes
Mark 7:21-23For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Eyes Cared For
Ezekiel 23:40And furthermore, they sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and behold, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thine eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments;
Eyes Harmed
Zechariah 2:8For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After the glory, hath he sent me unto the nations that made you a spoil; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
Eyes In Prophecy
Revelation 1:14his head and hair white like white wool, as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire;
Eyes Opened
Genesis 3:5but God knows that in the day ye eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and ye will be as God, knowing good and evil.
Eyes, Affected By
Genesis 27:1And it came to pass when Isaac had become old, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, that he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son! And he said to him, Here am I.
Eyes, Figurative Use
Numbers 24:3And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, and the man of opened eye saith,
Eyes, Used In Prophecies
Job 19:25-27And as for me, I know that my Redeemer liveth, and the Last, he shall stand upon the earth;
Eyes, Used Of God
Habakkuk 1:13Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on mischief: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and keepest silence when the wicked swalloweth up a man more righteous than he?
Good Eyes
Deuteronomy 34:7And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died; his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.
Jesus Eyes
Revelation 1:14his head and hair white like white wool, as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire;
Lust Of The Eyes
1 John 2:16because all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.