How many times is eyes mentioned in the Bible?
The word eyes appears 501 times in the King James Version, in 478 verses. Counting every form (eyes, eye, eye's), it appears 618 times in 568 verses across 50 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses eyes 538 times (646 with every form).
Eyes in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of eyes counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| eyes | 501 | 538 |
| eye | 116 | 107 |
| eye's | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 618 | 646 |
Which books mention eyes most
Eyes appears in 50 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Psalms has the most (55), then Deuteronomy (43) and Job (41).
Also in: 1 Kings (14), Exodus (12), 2 Chronicles (12), Lamentations (10), Daniel (10), Mark (10), Revelation (10), 2 Samuel (9), Ecclesiastes (9), Acts (9), Song of Solomon (8), Leviticus (6), Judges (5), 1 Corinthians (5), 1 Chronicles (4), Joshua (3), Ezra (3), Romans (3), 1 John (3), Ruth (2), Nehemiah (2), Esther (2), Amos (2), Micah (2), Galatians (2), Hosea (1), Joel (1), Habakkuk (1), Zephaniah (1), Haggai (1), Malachi (1), Ephesians (1), Hebrews (1), 1 Peter (1), 2 Peter (1).
First and last mention of eyes
For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
The verse that uses it most is Luke 6:42, 4 times:
Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
Where the two translations differ
16 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 45 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Genesis 19:8: counted in the KJV only
Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
See now, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them what seems good to you. Only don’t do anything to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof.”
Numbers 11:6: counted in the KJV only
But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
but now we have lost our appetite. There is nothing at all except this manna to look at.”
Genesis 16:6: counted in the World English Bible only
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes.” Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.
Genesis 29:17: counted in the World English Bible only
Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.
Verses with eyes on our topic pages
60 verses that use eyes in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.”
“I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?
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haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood;
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in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.
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For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.
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“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
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In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.
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I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.
Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there were none of them.
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The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.
If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.
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Common questions
How many times is eyes in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 507 of the 618 uses are in the Old Testament and 111 in the New Testament. Eyes appears in 50 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Psalms has the most (55), then Deuteronomy (43) and Job (41).
Where is eyes first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 3:5: "For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." The last is Revelation 21:4.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.