29 Bible Verses about Hair

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Matthew 5:36

nor shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

1 Corinthians 11:6

For if a woman is not veiled, let her also be shorn; but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be veiled.

1 Corinthians 11:14

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man have long hair, it is a shame to him,

Acts 27:34

Wherefore I exhort you to take food; for this is for your safety; for there shall not a hair be lost from the head of one of you.

John 12:3

Then Mary, taking a pound of ointment of pure spikenard, very costly, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.

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Luke 7:38

and standing behind at his feet, weeping, began to wet his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

1 Corinthians 11:5-6

But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoreth her head; for it is one and the same thing as if her head were shaved. For if a woman is not veiled, let her also be shorn; but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be veiled.

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1 Corinthians 11:14

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man have long hair, it is a shame to him,

Shekel » Used to weigh » Hair

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Black Hair

Matthew 5:36

nor shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

Cutting Hair

Acts 18:18

And Paul, having stayed many days longer, took leave of the brethren, and sailed thence to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila, after he had shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.

Hair Garments

Matthew 3:4

And John himself had his raiment of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Hair Plucking

Mark 14:65

And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face and buffet him, and say to him, Prophesy! And the officers, with blows, took him in charge.

Other References To Hair

John 11:2

It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

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