36 Bible Verses about Shoes
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Then He said, “Do not come near here; remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”
And David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went, and his head was covered and he walked barefoot. Then all the people who were with him each covered his head and went up weeping as they went.
“After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning thorn bush. When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, there came the voice of the Lord: ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.’ Moses shook with fear and would not venture to look.read more.
But the Lord said to him, ‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground. I have certainly seen the oppression of My people in Egypt and have heard their groans, and I have come down to rescue them; come now, and I will send you to Egypt.’ “This Moses whom they disowned, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the help of the angel who appeared to him in the thorn bush.
Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak to him. And if he persists and says, ‘I do not desire to take her,’ then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the sight of the elders, and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face; and she shall declare, ‘Thus it is done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.’
So the closest relative said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.” And he removed his sandal.
“Moab is My washbowl;
Over Edom I shall throw My shoe;
Shout loud, O Philistia, because of Me!”
“Moab is My washbowl;
Over Edom I shall throw My shoe;
Over Philistia I will shout aloud.”
“How beautiful are your feet in sandals,
O prince’s daughter!
The curves of your hips are like jewels,
The work of the hands of an artist.
For every boot of the booted warrior in the battle tumult,
And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of Israel and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they sell the righteous for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
“As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
And he was preaching, and saying, “After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the thong of His sandals.
John answered and said to them all, “As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
It is He who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”
And while John was completing his course, he kept saying, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, one is coming after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’
that I will not take a thread or a sandal thong or anything that is yours, for fear you would say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’
And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he *said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
“Your locks will be iron and bronze,
And according to your days, so will your leisurely walk be.
I also clothed you with embroidered cloth and put sandals of porpoise skin on your feet; and I wrapped you with fine linen and covered you with silk.
In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, headbands, crescent ornaments,
Now you shall eat it in this manner: with your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste—it is the Lord’s Passover.
at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go and loosen the sackcloth from your hips and take your shoes off your feet.” And he did so, going naked and barefoot. And the Lord said, “Even as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot three years as a sign and token against Egypt and Cush,
Groan silently; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your shoes on your feet, and do not cover your mustache and do not eat the bread of men.”
Your turbans will be on your heads and your shoes on your feet. You will not mourn and you will not weep, but you will rot away in your iniquities and you will groan to one another.
The captain of the Lord’s host said to Joshua, “Remove your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
and worn-out and patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry and had become crumbled.
These wineskins which we filled were new, and behold, they are torn; and these our clothes and our sandals are worn out because of the very long journey.”
I have led you forty years in the wilderness; your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandal has not worn out on your foot.
So as to buy the helpless for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”
then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the sight of the elders, and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face; and she shall declare, ‘Thus it is done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.’ In Israel his name shall be called, ‘The house of him whose sandal is removed.’
Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning the redemption and the exchange of land to confirm any matter: a man removed his sandal and gave it to another; and this was the manner of attestation in Israel. So the closest relative said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.” And he removed his sandal.
or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support.
and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;
From Thematic Bible
Shoes » Journey » Prohibited
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the beauty conferred on saints
O
The curves of your hips are like
The work of the hands of an artist.
Shoes » The jews » Never wore, in mourning
And David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went, and
at that time the LORD spoke through Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, "Go and loosen the sackcloth from your hips and take your shoes off your feet " And he did so, going naked and barefoot. And the LORD said, "Even as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot three years as a sign and token against Egypt and Cush,
Shoes » Illustrative » (taken off,) of an ignominious and servile condition
And your throat from thirst;
But you said, ‘
No! For I have
And after them I will walk.’
Remove your
Uncover the leg, cross the rivers.
Shoes » Illustrative » (thrown over a place,) of subjection
Over
Shout loud, O
Over Edom I shall throw My shoe;
Over Philistia I will shout aloud.”
Shoes » The jews » Put off, when they entered sacred places
The captain of the Lord’s host said to Joshua, “
Then He said, “Do not come near here;
Shoes » Worn out by a long journey
These wineskins which we filled were new, and behold, they are torn; and these our clothes and our sandals are worn out because of the very long journey.”
and worn-out and patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry and had become crumbled.
Shoes » Bound round the feet with latchets or strings
And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and
It is
Shoes » Loosing of, for another a degrading office
And Jesus said to them,
It is
Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Often highly ornamental
O
The curves of your hips are like
The work of the hands of an artist.
Shoes » Customs connected with » A man who refused to marry a deceased brother's wife disgraced by pulling off his shoes
then his brother's wife shall come to him in the sight of the elders, and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face; and she shall declare, 'Thus it is done to the man who does not build up his brother's house.' "In Israel his name shall be called, 'The house of him whose sandal is removed.'
Shoes » Called sandals
And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and
Shoes » Often given as bribes
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”
“For three transgressions of
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
Shoes » Soles of, sometimes plated with brass or iron
Shoes » Of israel preserved for forty years, while journeying in the wilderness
I have led you forty years in the wilderness;
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the preparation of the gospel
and having
Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Often made of badgers' skins
I also clothed you with
Shoes » Early use of
that
Shoes » The jews » Put on, before beginning a journey
Now you shall eat it in this manner: with your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste—it is
Shoes » Bearing, for another a degrading office, only performed by slaves
“As for me,
Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Probably often adorned with tinkling ornaments
In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, headbands,
Shoes » Illustrative » (having blood on,) of being engaged in war and slaughter
“Now you also know what Joab the
Shoes » Customs connected with » The right of redemption resigned by a man's giving one of his shoes to the next of kin
Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning the redemption and the exchange of land to confirm any matter: a man removed his sandal and gave it to another; and this was the manner of attestation in Israel. So the closest relative said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." And he removed his sandal.