Countenance

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.   Genesis 4:5-7 

And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.   Genesis 31:2 

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.   Genesis 31:5 

Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.   Exodus 23:3 

The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.   Numbers 6:26 

A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young:
And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.   Deuteronomy 28:50, 51 

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:
But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.   Judges 13:6, 7 

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.   1 Samuel 1:18 

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.   1 Samuel 16:7 

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.   1 Samuel 16:12 

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.   1 Samuel 17:42 

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.   1 Samuel 25:3 

And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.   2 Samuel 14:27 

And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.   2 Kings 8:11 

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,
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?
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.   Nehemiah 2:2-4 

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.   Job 14:20 

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.   Job 29:24 

There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.   Psalm 4:6 

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.   Psalm 10:4 

For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.   Psalm 11:7 

For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.   Psalm 21:6 

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.   Psalm 42:5 

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.   Psalm 42:11 

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.   Psalm 43:5 

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.   Psalm 44:3 

It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.   Psalm 80:16 

Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.   Psalm 89:15 

Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.   Psalm 90:8 

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.   Proverbs 15:13 

In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.   Proverbs 16:15 

The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.   Proverbs 25:23 

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.   Proverbs 27:17 

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.   Ecclesiastes 7:3 

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.   Song of Solomon 2:14 

His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.   Song of Solomon 5:15 

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.   Isaiah 3:9 

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.   Ezekiel 27:35 

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.
So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
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.   Daniel 1:13-15 

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.   Daniel 5:6 

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:
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.   Daniel 5:9-12 

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.   Daniel 7:28 

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.   Daniel 8:23 

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.   Matthew 6:16 

His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.   Matthew 28:3, 4 

And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.   Luke 9:29 

Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.   Acts 2:28 

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:
How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.   2 Corinthians 3:7-9 

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.   Revelation 1:16 

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