“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.”
Bible
“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.”
“And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.”
“Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.”
“If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.”
“We are still evaluating where we are with that and whether we can make that happen or not, ... His countenance, everything about him looked good, fresh. We're going to see how we move forward with it.”
Brian Billick
“It opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes, and softens down the temper; so cry away.”
Charles Dickens