Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Does it not seem natural to you that if a man has long hair, it is a cause of shame to him?
New American Standard Bible
Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him,
King James Version
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
Holman Bible
Does not even nature itself teach
International Standard Version
Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair
A Conservative Version
Or does not nature itself teach you that if a man actually wears long hair it is a disgrace to him?
American Standard Version
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
Amplified
Does not common sense itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him,
An Understandable Version
[And] does not the very nature of things teach you that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair? [Note: The prevailing, worldwide custom, observable to Paul even in his day, was shorter hair on men and longer hair on women. The fact of exceptions to this arrangement only proves the rule. See Num. 6:5; I Sam. 1:11].
Anderson New Testament
Does not nature itself teach you, that, if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
Common New Testament
Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him,
Daniel Mace New Testament
does not settled custom show it is a shame for a man to have long hair?
Darby Translation
Does not even nature itself teach you, that man, if he have long hair, it is a dishonour to him?
Godbey New Testament
Does not nature itself teach you, that, if a man may indeed have long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
Goodspeed New Testament
Does not nature itself teach you that for a man to wear his hair long is degrading,
John Wesley New Testament
Doth not nature itself teach you, that for a man to have long hair, is a disgrace to him?
Julia Smith Translation
Does not nature itself teach you, that, if a man truly have long hair, it is a dishonour to him?
King James 2000
Does not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man has long hair, it is a shame unto him?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And does not nature itself teach you that a man, if he wears long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
Modern King James verseion
Does not even nature itself teach you that if man has long hair, it is a shame to him?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Or else doth not nature teach you, that it is a shame for a man, if he have long hair:
Moffatt New Testament
Surely nature herself teaches you that while long hair is disgraceful for a man,
Montgomery New Testament
Nor does nature itself teach you that it is a disgrace to a man to have long hair,
NET Bible
Does not nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace for him,
New Heart English Bible
Doesn't even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
Noyes New Testament
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man have long hair, it is a shame to him,
Sawyer New Testament
Does not nature herself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace to him?
The Emphasized Bible
Doth not, even nature herself, teach you - that, if, a man, have long hair, it is a dishonour to him;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Does not even nature itself teach you, that if a man wear long flowing hair it is a dishonour to him?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Does not nature herself teach us that, while for a man to wear his hair long is degrading to him,
Webster
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man hath long hair, it is a shame to him?
Weymouth New Testament
Does not Nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair it is a dishonor to him,
Williams New Testament
Does not nature itself teach you that it is degrading for a man to wear long hair,
World English Bible
Doesn't even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
Worrell New Testament
Does not even nature herself teach, that, if a man have long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
Worsley New Testament
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man have long hair, it is a disgrace to him?
Youngs Literal Translation
doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man indeed have long hair, a dishonour it is to him?
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 11:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Concerning Head Coverings In Worship
13 Be judges yourselves of the question: does it seem right for a woman to take part in prayer unveiled? 14 Does it not seem natural to you that if a man has long hair, it is a cause of shame to him? 15 But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given to her for a covering.
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2 Samuel 14:26
And when he had his hair cut, (which he did at the end of every year, because of the weight of his hair;) the weight of the hair was two hundred shekels by the king's weight.
1 Corinthians 14:35
And if they have a desire for knowledge about anything, let them put questions to their husbands privately: for talking in the church puts shame on a woman.