12 Bible Verses about Covering Heads

For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head.

And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar his sons, "Do not let the hair of your heads hang loose, and do not tear your clothes, lest you die, and wrath come upon all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning that the LORD has kindled.

"The leprous person who has the disease shall wear torn clothes and let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall cover his upper lip and cry out, 'Unclean, unclean.'

Then Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.

And each caught his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his opponent's side, so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is at Gibeon.

And Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak,and his head caught fast in the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him went on.

Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head,

For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man.

but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven.

That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered?

but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering.