Bible Verses About Hair And Christian Modesty

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.

Clear head-covering logic for women.

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;

Primary Bible passage used by the fathers

But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

Direct verse saying long hair is a woman's covering

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

Direct Bible support for outward adornment language

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.

Woman uncovered equals dishonor in the passage.

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

Direct Bible verse used on men’s long hair

For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

Completes the 1 Peter passage on holy women and subjection.

Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

Asks whether it is proper for a woman to pray uncovered.

But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

Heart-focused adornment language from Peter

Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

Creates the male head-covering context for hair discussions

And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.

Background judgment oracle on well-set hair and baldness.

And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.