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What does the Bible say about hair covering?

14 verses about hair covering, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about hair covering

Numbers 5:18 — And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman’s head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse: 8 votes
1 Corinthians 11:5 — But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. 8 votes
Genesis 24:65 — For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself. 7 votes
1 Corinthians 11:15 — But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. 7 votes
Deuteronomy 22:5 — The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God. 6 votes
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; 6 votes
1 Corinthians 11:13 — Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? 5 votes
1 Peter 3:3 — Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; 5 votes
Song of Solomon 4:1 — Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead. 4 votes
Isaiah 47:2 — Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers. 3 votes
1 Corinthians 11:1 — Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 3 votes
1 Corinthians 11:10 — For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels. 3 votes
1 Corinthians 11:6 — For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. 2 votes
1 Timothy 2:8 — I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. 2 votes

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1 Corinthians (6), 1 Timothy (2), Genesis (1), Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (1), Song of Solomon (1), Isaiah (1), 1 Peter (1)

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