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What does the Bible say about body piercings?

12 verses about body piercings, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about body piercings

  1. Leviticus 19:28 — Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD. 12 votes
  2. 1 Corinthians 6:19 — What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 7 votes
  3. Exodus 21:6 — Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever. 3 votes
  4. Deuteronomy 14:1 — Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. 3 votes
  5. 1 Timothy 2:9 — In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; 3 votes
  6. Exodus 21:1 — Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. 2 votes
  7. Leviticus 21:5 — They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. 2 votes
  8. Deuteronomy 15:17 — Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise. 2 votes
  9. 1 Kings 18:28 — And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. 2 votes
  10. Matthew 24:12 — And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 2 votes
  11. Romans 14:23 — And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. 2 votes
  12. 1 Corinthians 10:31 — Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 2 votes

Where these verses are

Exodus (2), Leviticus (2), Deuteronomy (2), 1 Corinthians (2), 1 Kings (1), Matthew (1), Romans (1), 1 Timothy (1)

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Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.