Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

Bible References

General references

Leviticus 21:5
The priests shall not shave their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts in their body.
Isaiah 15:2

They have gone up to the temple and to Dibon, to the high places to weep.
Moab wails over Nebo and over Medeba;
Everyone’s head is shaved, and every beard is cut off [in mourning].
Jeremiah 16:6
Both great men and small will die in this land; they will not be buried, nor will they be lamented (mourned over with expressions of grief in death), nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them [in mourning].
Jeremiah 48:37
For every head is [shaven] bald and every beard cut off; there are cuts (slashes) on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins [all expressions of mourning].
Ezekiel 7:18
They will also cover themselves with sackcloth; horror will overwhelm them, and shame will be on all faces and baldness on all their heads [as evidence of grief].
Ezekiel 44:20
Also they shall not shave their heads, yet they shall not allow their hair to grow long; they shall only cut short or trim their hair.