What Does the Bible Say About Plastic Surgery?

1 Samuel 16:7 ESV / 197 helpful votes

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”

Proverbs 31:30 ESV / 137 helpful votes

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Leviticus 19:28 ESV / 137 helpful votes

You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the Lord.

1 Peter 3:3-4 ESV / 124 helpful votes

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 Corinthians 6:19-20 ESV / 103 helpful votes

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

Genesis 1:27 ESV / 101 helpful votes

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

Psalm 139:14 ESV / 95 helpful votes

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.

1 Timothy 2:9 ESV / 89 helpful votes

Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire,

Isaiah 45:9-12 ESV / 69 helpful votes

“Woe to him who strives with him who formed him, a pot among earthen pots! Does the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’ or ‘Your work has no handles’? Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you begetting?’ or to a woman, ‘With what are you in labor?’” Thus says the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and the one who formed him: “Ask me of things to come; will you command me concerning my children and the work of my hands? I made the earth and created man on it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host.

Romans 9:20-21 ESV / 68 helpful votes

But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?” Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?

Psalm 139:13-14 ESV / 68 helpful votes

For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.

John 1:3 ESV / 62 helpful votes

All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.

1 Peter 5:7 ESV / 59 helpful votes

Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Ecclesiastes 1:2 ESV / 55 helpful votes

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.

Isaiah 64:8 ESV / 52 helpful votes

But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 ESV / 45 helpful votes

He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.

1 Peter 3:3 ESV / 30 helpful votes

Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear—

Isaiah 41:10 ESV / 30 helpful votes

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 29 helpful votes

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

1 Peter 3:4 ESV / 27 helpful votes

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.

Philippians 2:3-4 ESV / 27 helpful votes

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Joshua 1:9 ESV / 27 helpful votes

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Romans 5:8 ESV / 24 helpful votes

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Luke 16:10-12 ESV / 23 helpful votes

“One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

Philippians 4:6-7 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Psalm 139:13 ESV / 22 helpful votes

For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.

Colossians 2:1-23 ESV / 21 helpful votes

For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. ...

John 14:6 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Proverbs 3:5 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

Romans 8:31 ESV / 20 helpful votes

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

John 14:27 ESV / 20 helpful votes

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

Romans 8:28 ESV / 18 helpful votes

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Psalm 23:4 ESV / 18 helpful votes

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Philippians 4:13 ESV / 17 helpful votes

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Proverbs 11:24-25 ESV / 17 helpful votes

One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.

Leviticus 20:13 ESV / 16 helpful votes

If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

John 3:16 ESV / 11 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Isaiah 3:1-26 ESV / 11 helpful votes

For behold, the Lord God of hosts is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah support and supply, all support of bread, and all support of water; the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder, the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skillful magician and the expert in charms. And I will make boys their princes, and infants shall rule over them. And the people will oppress one another, every one his fellow and every one his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the despised to the honorable. ...

Psalm 101:1 ESV / 10 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O Lord, I will make music.

Esther 5:1-14 ESV / 10 helpful votes

On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king's palace, in front of the king's quarters, while the king was sitting on his royal throne inside the throne room opposite the entrance to the palace. And when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she won favor in his sight, and he held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter. And the king said to her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you, even to the half of my kingdom.” And Esther said, “If it please the king, let the king and Haman come today to a feast that I have prepared for the king.” Then the king said, “Bring Haman quickly, so that we may do as Esther has asked.” So the king and Haman came to the feast that Esther had prepared. ...

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 8 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Romans 1:20 ESV / 8 helpful votes

For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 8 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Proverbs 31:1-31 ESV / 8 helpful votes

The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him: What are you doing, my son? What are you doing, son of my womb? What are you doing, son of my vows? Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to take strong drink, lest they drink and forget what has been decreed and pervert the rights of all the afflicted. ...

Philippians 4:8 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Isaiah 40:29 ESV / 7 helpful votes

He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.

Luke 1:37 ESV / 6 helpful votes

For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Jeremiah 30:17 ESV / 6 helpful votes

For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord, because they have called you an outcast: ‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’

Isaiah 26:3 ESV / 6 helpful votes

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.

Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Psalm 9:10 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Isaiah 40:2 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins.

Romans 12:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Romans 1:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

Genesis 5:1-32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created. When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died. ...

Psalm 139:1-24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. ...

57 Bible Verses about Plastic Surgery

1 Samuel 16:7 ESV / 197 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 31:30 ESV / 137 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Leviticus 19:28 ESV / 137 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 3:3-4 ESV / 124 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Genesis 1:27 ESV / 101 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 139:14 ESV / 95 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 2:9 ESV / 89 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 45:9-12 ESV / 69 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 9:20-21 ESV / 68 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 139:13-14 ESV / 68 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:3 ESV / 62 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 5:7 ESV / 59 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ecclesiastes 1:2 ESV / 55 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 64:8 ESV / 52 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ecclesiastes 3:11 ESV / 45 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 3:3 ESV / 30 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 41:10 ESV / 30 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 29 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 3:4 ESV / 27 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 2:3-4 ESV / 27 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Joshua 1:9 ESV / 27 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 5:8 ESV / 24 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 16:10-12 ESV / 23 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 4:6-7 ESV / 22 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 139:13 ESV / 22 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 2:1-23 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 14:6 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 3:5 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 8:31 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 14:27 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 8:28 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 23:4 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 4:13 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 11:24-25 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Leviticus 20:13 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 3:1-26 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 101:1 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Esther 5:1-14 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 1:20 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16-17 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 31:1-31 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 4:8 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 40:29 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 1:37 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jeremiah 30:17 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 26:3 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 9:10 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 40:2 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 12:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 1:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 5:1-32 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 139:1-24 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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