Bible Verses About Long Hair

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

Main Bible passage praising long hair on women

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

Main Bible passage against long hair on men

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.

Complementary verse about shaving and covering

Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

Priestly hair regulation background

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.

Head covering verse related to the topic

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.

Nazirite vow hair text as biblical background

For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.

Symbol of authority on the head, related context

Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.

Head covering context

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.

Male/female distinction in 1 Corinthians 11

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

Head uncovered context

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

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.

They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;

Priestly hair regulation

Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.

Hair as a measure of length, not direct doctrine

Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

Samson hair background