13 Bible Verses about Covering

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1 Corinthians 11:5-15

or prophesies with her head uncovered, dishonoureth the man who is her head: for it is the same thing as if her head was shav'd. a woman may as well have the tonsure, as not wear her veil: the one is as indecent as the other. A man ought not to be veil'd: he has the honour of being invested with authority from God, and may glory in his priority to the woman.read more.
for the man was not taken from the woman: but the woman from the man. nor was the man copied from the woman: but the woman from the man. therefore the woman ought to be veil'd, out of regard to the angels. however, the man and the woman are equal with respect to the Lord. for as the woman was taken from the man, so man is born of the woman: and all are from God. Be you yourselves judges: is it decent for a woman to pray to God without a veil? does not settled custom show it is a shame for a man to have long hair? on the contrary, such is an ornament to a woman: because it was given her as a sort of veil.

Romans 4:7-8

" happy are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. happy is the man to whom the Lord will not account sin."

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Covering Heads

1 Corinthians 11:6

a woman may as well have the tonsure, as not wear her veil: the one is as indecent as the other.

Covering Nakedness

John 11:44

and he that was dead came forth, his body wrapt in a winding sheet: and his face bound about with a napkin. loose him, said Jesus, and let him go.

Covering The Ark

Hebrews 9:5

over the ark were the cherubims of glory covering the propitiatory with their wings, of which we cannot now enter into a particular detail.

Covering The Body

Acts 12:8

put on your girdle, continu'd the angel, and bind on your sandals: which he did. throw your cloak over you, said the angel, and follow me.

Head covering

Revelation 14:14

again I looked, and I saw a white cloud, and there was sitting upon the cloud one like the son of man, having a crown of gold upon his head,

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