What does the Bible say about long hair?

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

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Bible verses about long hair

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. 16 votes
1 Corinthians 11:14 — Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? 15 votes
Numbers 6:5 — All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. 8 votes
Judges 13:5 — For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. 6 votes
1 Samuel 16:7 — 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. 5 votes
1 Corinthians 11:1 — Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 5 votes
1 Samuel 1:11 — And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. 3 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. 2 votes
2 Samuel 14:25 — But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. 2 votes
Proverbs 16:31 — The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. 2 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; 2 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; 2 votes

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1 Corinthians (3), 1 Samuel (2), Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (1), Judges (1), 2 Samuel (1), Proverbs (1), 1 Timothy (1), 1 Peter (1)

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