54 Bible Verses about Clothing
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The woman shall not wear that which pertains 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.
And cause Aaron, thy brother, to come unto thee with his sons, from among the sons of Israel, that they may be my priests, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons. And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron, thy brother, for honour and for beauty. And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the Spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to sanctify him, that he may be my priest.read more.
And these are the garments which they shall make: the pectoral, the ephod, the robe, the broidered coat, the mitre, and the girdle. Therefore let them make the holy garments for Aaron, thy brother, and his sons, that they may be my priests. And they shall take gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen,
And thou shalt take the garments and clothe Aaron with the coat and the robe of the ephod and the ephod and the pectoral and gird him with the special girdle of the ephod; and thou shalt put the mitre upon his head and put the crown of holiness upon the mitre.
And of the blue and purple and scarlet, they made the clothing of the ministry, to minister in the sanctuary, and in the same manner they made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD had commanded Moses.
And he put upon him the coat and girded him with the girdle and then clothed him with the robe and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the special girdle of the ephod and bound it unto him therewith. Then he put the pectoral upon him, and he put in the pectoral the Urim and the Thummim. After that he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, he put the open flower of gold, the crown of holiness, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court and within. They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads and shall have linen underwear upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causes sweat. And when they go forth into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments in which they ministered and lay them in the chambers of the sanctuary, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.
And she had a garment of different colours upon her, for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out and bolted the door after her.
The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework; the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
The king cried in a loud voice that they bring in the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the fortune-tellers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever shall read this writing and show me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold about his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day;
And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne and made an oration unto them.
Thy raiment never waxed old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
And I have brought you forty years through the wilderness; your clothes are not waxed old upon you, and neither has thy shoe waxed old upon thy foot.
Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness so that they lacked nothing; their clothes did not wax old, and their feet did not swell.
For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my saving health from age to age.
Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? behold, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
Then he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth, thy handmaid; spread therefore the edge of thy mantle over thy handmaid; for thou art a redeemer.
Thus hath the LORD of the hosts said, In those days it shall come to pass that ten men of all the languages of the Gentiles shall take hold of the robe of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.
And, behold, a woman who was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years came behind him and touched the hem of his garment;
came behind him and touched the border of his garment, and immediately her issue of blood stopped.
Jesus said unto her, Touch me not, for I have not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God.
And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
Then the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thy enemy into thy hand that thou may do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose and silently cut off the skirt of Saul's robe. And it came to pass afterward that David's heart smote him because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
And Reuben returned unto the cistern; and, behold, Joseph was not inside, and he rent his clothes.
Then they rent their clothes, and each one laded his ass, and they returned to the city.
Then Moses said unto Aaron and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Do not uncover your heads, neither rend your clothes lest ye die and lest wrath come upon the whole congregation; but your brethren, the whole house of Israel, shall lament the burning which the LORD has done.
Then David said to Joab and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes and gird yourselves with sackcloth and mourn before Abner. And King David himself followed the bier.
I clothed thee also with broidered work and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I clothed thee with silk. I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy arms and a chain on thy neck. And I put nose rings upon thy nostrils and earrings in thine ears and a diadem of beauty upon thine head.read more.
Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen and silk and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour of wheat and honey and oil: and thou wast made exceeding beautiful, and thou hast prospered even until thou hast reigned.
But the father said to his slaves, Bring forth the best robe and put it on him and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his other sons because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colours.
And they answered him, He was a hairy man and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah, the Tishbite.
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
John was clothed with camel's hair and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey
at the same time the LORD spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. And the LORD said, Like as my slave Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia, so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
And they clothed him with purple and platted a crown of thorns and put it about his head
And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him
And Herod with his court despised him and mocked him and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe and sent him again to Pilate.
And they crucified him and parted his garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my raiment did they cast lots.
And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
Then Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment and cast lots.
From Thematic Bible
Clothing » of priests » General references
And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed with them and to be consecrated with them.
And thou shalt take the garments and clothe Aaron with the coat and the robe of the ephod and the ephod and the pectoral and gird him with the special girdle of the ephod;
and the clothes of service and the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons that they may be priests,
And of the blue and purple and scarlet, they made the clothing of the ministry, to minister in the sanctuary, and in the same manner they made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Clothing » General references to
Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a chain of gold about his neck and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
And Rebekah took good clothes of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob, her younger son:
Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
Clothing » Rich apparel, the wearing of
These, thy merchants, negotiated with thee in all sorts of things: in blue robes and broidered work and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
The king cried in a loud voice that they bring in the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the fortune-tellers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever shall read this writing and show me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold about his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
let the royal apparel be brought which the king wears, and the horse that the king rides upon, and the royal crown which is set upon his head;
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white and with a great crown of gold and with a mantel of fine linen and purple; and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
Clothing » Spiritual » White raiment, the heavenly garment
But I say unto you, That Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatever they pleased. Likewise the Son of man shall also suffer of them.
He that overcomes shall likewise be clothed in white raiment, and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined in the fire, that thou may be made rich; and clothed in white raiment, so that the shame of thy nakedness not be uncovered; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou may see.
And round about the throne were twenty-four thrones, and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
After this I saw, and, behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations and kindreds and peoples and tongues stood before the throne and before the Lamb clothed with long white robes and palms in their hands
Clothing » Spiritual » The robe of righteousness, the saint's adorning
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of saving health; he has surrounded me with the robe of righteousness; as a bridegroom he has arrayed me, and as a bride made up of his jewels.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me as a robe; and my diadem was judgment.
I will also clothe her priests with saving health, and her merciful ones shall shout aloud for joy.
Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for from now on the uncircumcised and the unclean shall no longer come into thee.
And the angel answered and spoke unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I have caused thee to be clothed with new raiment.
Clothing » Coats
And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats; thou shalt also make girdles for them, and tiaras shalt thou make for them, for honour and for beauty.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his other sons because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colours.
Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made them while she was with them.
Then these men were bound in their coats, their undergarments, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
nor bag for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes nor a staff, for the workman is worthy of his food.
Clothing » Mantles
And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle and plucked off of the hair of my head and of my beard and sat down astonied.
Which when Elijah heard it, he covered his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the door of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, saying, What doest thou here, Elijah?
And Elijah took his mantle and wrapped it together and smote the waters, and they separated to one side and the other so that they both went over on dry ground.
And lifting up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, he went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
Then Job arose and rent his mantle and shaved his head and fell down upon the ground and worshipped
Clothing » Admonitions in regard to » Of the two sexes not to be alike
The woman shall not wear that which pertains 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.
Thou shalt not wear a garment of mixture, as of woolen and linen together.
Clothing » Robes
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him and gave it to David and his garments, even to his sword and to his bow and to his girdle.
And she had a garment of different colours upon her, for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out and bolted the door after her.
Clothing » Of the israelites, did not become old
And I have brought you forty years through the wilderness; your clothes are not waxed old upon you, and neither has thy shoe waxed old upon thy foot.
Thy raiment never waxed old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness so that they lacked nothing; their clothes did not wax old, and their feet did not swell.
Clothing » Sandals
but be shod with sandals and not put on two coats.
And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he said unto him, Cast thy garment about thee and follow me.
Clothing » Admonitions in regard to » Duty of cleanliness and care in
Clothing » Admonitions in regard to » Of the ancient priests
And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court and within.
Clothing » Admonitions in regard to » Modesty in, encouraged
In like manner also that the women adorn themselves in an honest manner, with shyness and modesty, not with ostentatious hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing
Clothing » Admonitions in regard to » Undue anxiety concerning, forbidden
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin;
Clothing » Admonitions in regard to » The inward adorning
Let their adorning not be outward with ostentatious hairdos and wearing of gold nor in composition of apparel,
Dress » Clothing » General references to
Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a chain of gold about his neck and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
And Rebekah took good clothes of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob, her younger son:
Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
Dress » Clothing » Rich apparel, the wearing of
These, thy merchants, negotiated with thee in all sorts of things: in blue robes and broidered work and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
The king cried in a loud voice that they bring in the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the fortune-tellers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever shall read this writing and show me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold about his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
let the royal apparel be brought which the king wears, and the horse that the king rides upon, and the royal crown which is set upon his head;
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white and with a great crown of gold and with a mantel of fine linen and purple; and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
Dress » Clothing » Coats
And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats; thou shalt also make girdles for them, and tiaras shalt thou make for them, for honour and for beauty.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his other sons because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colours.
Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made them while she was with them.
Then these men were bound in their coats, their undergarments, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
nor bag for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes nor a staff, for the workman is worthy of his food.
Dress » Clothing » Mantles
And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle and plucked off of the hair of my head and of my beard and sat down astonied.
Which when Elijah heard it, he covered his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the door of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, saying, What doest thou here, Elijah?
And Elijah took his mantle and wrapped it together and smote the waters, and they separated to one side and the other so that they both went over on dry ground.
And lifting up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, he went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
Then Job arose and rent his mantle and shaved his head and fell down upon the ground and worshipped
Dress » Clothing » Figurative
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
For we were never flatterers in the word, as ye know, nor tainted with covetousness, God is witness,
as being free, yet not using your liberty to cover maliciousness, but as slaves of God.
Dress » Clothing » Garments
And if anyone desires to sue thee at the law, and take away thy clothing, let him have thy cloak also.
The cloak that I left at Troas in the house of Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee and the books, but especially the parchments.
And unto the one that smites thee on the one cheek offer also the other, and to the one that takes away thy cloak defend not thy coat also.
Dress » Clothing » Robes
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him and gave it to David and his garments, even to his sword and to his bow and to his girdle.
And she had a garment of different colours upon her, for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out and bolted the door after her.
Dress » Clothing » Sandals
but be shod with sandals and not put on two coats.
And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he said unto him, Cast thy garment about thee and follow me.
Garments » Called » Clothing
For thou didst take a pledge from thy brother without cause and stripped the naked of their clothing.
if I have seen any perish for want of clothing or any needy without a covering;
Lambs » Used for » Clothing
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are for the price of the field.
Salvation » Illustrated by » Clothing
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of saving health; he has surrounded me with the robe of righteousness; as a bridegroom he has arrayed me, and as a bride made up of his jewels.
I will also clothe her priests with saving health, and her merciful ones shall shout aloud for joy.
Now, therefore, arise, O LORD God, to inhabit thy resting place, thou and the ark of thy strength; let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation and let thy merciful ones rejoice in goodness.
For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he will beautify the humble with saving health.
Topics on Clothing
Clothing Oneself
Exodus 12:11And thus shall ye eat it: with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD's passover.
Clothing Others
Exodus 29:5-6And thou shalt take the garments and clothe Aaron with the coat and the robe of the ephod and the ephod and the pectoral and gird him with the special girdle of the ephod;
Clothing The Earth
Psalm 65:13The plains clothe themselves with sheep, and the valleys cover themselves with grain; they give shouts of triumph, they even sing.
Clothing The Needy
Isaiah 58:7Is it not to share thy bread with the hungry and that thou bring the poor that are cast out into thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou not hide thyself from thy brother?
Clothing, Kinds Of
Genesis 38:14And she took off her widow's garments and covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself and sat by the gate to the waters by the way to Timnath, for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
Clothing, Need Of
1 Peter 3:3-4Let their adorning not be outward with ostentatious hairdos and wearing of gold nor in composition of apparel,
Clothing, Tearing Of
Joshua 7:6Then Joshua rent his clothes and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, putting dust upon their heads.
Distinctive Clothing
Genesis 38:14And she took off her widow's garments and covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself and sat by the gate to the waters by the way to Timnath, for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
God Clothing People
Genesis 3:21Then the LORD God made coats of skins for Adam and his wife and clothed them.
God's Clothing
Psalm 93:1The LORD reigns; he has clothed himself with majesty; the LORD has clothed himself with strength; he has girded himself: he has established the world also, that it cannot be moved.
