65 Bible Verses about Hair
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but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her as a covering.
You are not to cut off the hair at the sides of your head or mar the edge of your beard.
Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows!
Neither should you swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black.
When he shaved his head—he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy for him that he had to shave it off—he would weigh the hair from his head and it would be five pounds according to the royal standard.
So if a woman’s head is not covered, her hair should be cut off. But if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, she should be covered.
Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair it is a disgrace to him,
M How beautiful you are, my darling.
How very beautiful!
Behind your veil,
your eyes are doves.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
streaming down Mount Gilead.
There were 700 choice men who were left-handed among all these people; all could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
The first one came out red-looking, covered with hair like a fur coat, and they named him Esau.
His head and hair were white like wool—white as snow—and His eyes like a fiery flame.
I will be the same until your old age,
and I will bear you up when you turn gray.
I have made you, and I will carry you;
I will bear and save you.
he told her the whole truth and said to her, “My hair has never been cut, because I am a Nazirite to God from birth. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become weak and be like any other man.”
Instead of perfume there will be a stench;
instead of a belt, a rope;
instead of beautifully styled hair, baldness;
instead of fine clothes, sackcloth;
instead of beauty, branding.
“They may not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.
Then Solomon said, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground, but if evil is found in him, he dies.”
Your beauty should not consist of outward things like elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold ornaments or fine clothes.
“You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old. Fear your God; I am Yahweh.
the Lord will put scabs on the heads
of the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will shave their foreheads bare.
On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria—to shave the head, the hair on the legs, and to remove the beard as well.
the priest must examine the infection. If it appears to be deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and sparse, the priest must pronounce the person unclean. It is a scaly outbreak, a skin disease of the head or chin.
“Now you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as you would a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.
“You must not cut his hair throughout the time of his vow of consecration. He must be holy until the time is completed during which he consecrates himself to the Lord; he is to let the hair of his head grow long.
“You are sons of the Lord your God; do not cut yourselves or make a bald spot on your head on behalf of the dead,
Those who hate me without cause
are more numerous than the hairs of my head;
my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me,
are powerful.
Though I did not steal, I must repay.
The priest will examine the infection on the skin of his body. If the hair in the infection has turned white and the infection appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean.
Foreigners consume his strength,
but he does not notice.
Even his hair is streaked with gray,
but he does not notice.
Therefore I urge you to take some food. For this has to do with your survival, since none of you will lose a hair from your head.”
Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair
in sorrow for your precious children;
make yourselves as bald as an eagle,
for they have been taken from you into exile.
Absalom was riding on his mule when he happened to meet David’s soldiers. When the mule went under the tangled branches of a large oak tree, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so he was suspended in midair.
He stretched out what appeared to be a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the inner gate that faces north, where the offensive statue that provokes jealousy was located.
I made you thrive like plants of the field. You grew up and matured and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, but you were stark naked.
Then Mary took a pound of fragrant oil—pure and expensive nard—anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped His feet with her hair. So the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.
Even when I am old and gray,
God, do not abandon me.
Then I will proclaim Your power
to another generation,
Your strength to all who are to come.
This is why a woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.
For troubles without number have surrounded me;
my sins have overtaken me; I am unable to see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my courage leaves me.
“As I kept watching,
thrones were set in place,
and the Ancient of Days took His seat.
His clothing was white like snow,
and the hair of His head like whitest wool.
His throne was flaming fire;
its wheels were blazing fire.
When the satraps, prefects, governors, and the king’s advisers gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men: not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them.
Then she let him fall asleep on her lap and called a man to shave off the seven braids on his head. In this way, she made him helpless, and his strength left him.
So Jesse sent for him. He had beautiful eyes and a healthy, handsome appearance.
Then the Lord said, “Anoint him, for he is the one.”
From Thematic Bible
Hair » Worn » Long » By women
and stood behind Him at His feet, weeping, and began to wash His feet with her tears. She wiped His feet with the hair of her head, kissing them and anointing them with the fragrant oil.
Your beauty should not consist of outward things like elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold ornaments
instead of a belt, a rope;
instead of beautifully styled hair,
instead of fine clothes, sackcloth;
instead of beauty, branding.
Also, the women are to dress themselves in modest clothing,
But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since that is one and the same as having her head shaved. So if a woman's head is not covered, her hair should be cut off. But if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, she should be covered.
Hair » Numbered
Hair » Worn » Long » By absalom
When he shaved his head—he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy for him that he had to shave it off—he would weigh the hair from his head and it would be five pounds
Hair » Symbolical dividing of
"Now you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as you would a barber's razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a pair of scales and divide the hair. You are to burn up one third [of it] in the city when the days of the siege have ended; you are to take one third and slash [it] with the sword all around the city; and you are to scatter one third to the wind, for I will draw a sword [to chase] after them.
Hair » Short hair
Does not even nature itself teach
Shekel » Used to weigh » Hair
When he shaved his head—he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy for him that he had to shave it off—he would weigh the hair from his head and it would be five pounds
Topics on Hair
Appearance Of Hair
Song of Solomon 4:1
How very beautiful!
Behind your veil,
your eyes are doves.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
streaming down Mount Gilead.
Black Hair
Leviticus 13:31When the priest examines the scaly infection, if it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, the priest must quarantine the person with the scaly infection for seven days.
Cutting Hair
Leviticus 19:27You are not to cut off the hair at the sides of your head or mar the edge of your beard.
Facial Hair
1 Samuel 17:35I went after it, struck it down, and rescued the lamb from its mouth.
Hair Garments
2 Kings 1:8They replied, “A hairy man with a leather belt around his waist.”
He said, “It’s Elijah the Tishbite.”
Hair Growing
1 Corinthians 11:15but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory?
Hair Plucking
Ezra 9:3When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and robe, pulled out some of the hair from my head and beard, and sat down devastated.
Hairs
2 Kings 9:30When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard about it, so she painted her eyes,
Hairs Protected
1 Samuel 14:45But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die, who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? No, as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground,
Long Hair
Judges 16:17he told her the whole truth and said to her, “My hair has never been cut,
Other References To Hair
Numbers 5:18After the priest has the woman stand before the Lord, he is to let down her hair
The Hair Of The Body
Leviticus 13:3The priest will examine the infection
Trimming Facial Hair
Leviticus 19:27You are not to cut off the hair at the sides of your head or mar the edge of your beard.