12 Bible Verses about Covering Heads

For if a woman is not veiled, let her hair be cut off; but if it is a shame to a woman to have her hair cut off, let her be veiled.

And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, Do not let your hair be loose, and give no signs of grief; so that death may not overtake you, and his wrath come on all the people; but let there be weeping among your brothers and all the house of Israel for this burning of the Lord's fire.

And the leper who has the disease on him is to go about with signs of grief, with his hair loose and his mouth covered, crying, Unclean, unclean.

And Mordecai came back to the king's doorway. But Haman went quickly back to his house, sad and with his head covered.

And every one got the other by the head, driving his sword into the other's side, so they all went down together: and that place was named the Field of Sides, and it is in Gibeon.

And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went on.

Every man who takes part in prayer, or gives teaching as a prophet, with his head covered, puts shame on his head.

For it is not right for a man to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

But every woman who does so with her head unveiled, puts shame on her head: for it is the same as if her hair was cut off.

For this reason it is right for the woman to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

Be judges yourselves of the question: does it seem right for a woman to take part in prayer unveiled?

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