36 Bible Verses about Shoes
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Then he said, "Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground."
But David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, barefoot and with his head covered. And all the people who were with him covered their heads, and they went up, weeping as they went.
"Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he drew near to look, there came the voice of the Lord: 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.' And Moses trembled and did not dare to look.read more.
Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.' "This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?'--this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him, and if he persists, saying, 'I do not wish to take her,' then his brother's wife shall go up to him in the presence of the elders and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face. And she shall answer and say, 'So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother's house.'
So when the redeemer said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself," he drew off his sandal.
Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph."
Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph."
How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O noble daughter! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of a master hand.
For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.
Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals--
"I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
And he preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."
And as John was finishing his course, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but behold, after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'
that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.'
And the angel said to him, "Dress yourself and put on your sandals." And he did so. And he said to him, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me."
Your bars shall be iron and bronze, and as your days, so shall your strength be.
I clothed you also with embroidered cloth and shod you with fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.
In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents;
In this manner you shall eat it: with your belt fastened, 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 by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, "Go, and loose the sackcloth from your waist and take off your sandals from your feet," and he did so, walking naked and barefoot. Then the LORD said, "As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush,
Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban, and put your shoes on your feet; do not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men."
Your turbans shall be on your heads and your shoes on your feet; you shall not mourn or weep, but you shall rot away in your iniquities and groan to one another.
And the commander of the LORD's army said to Joshua, "Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so.
with worn-out, patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes. And all their provisions were dry and crumbly.
These wineskins were new when we filled them, and behold, they have burst. And these garments and sandals of ours are worn out from the very long journey."
I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn off your feet.
that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals and sell the chaff of the wheat?"
then his brother's wife shall go up to him in the presence of the elders and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face. And she shall answer and say, 'So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother's house.' And the name of his house shall be called in Israel, 'The house of him who had his sandal pulled off.'
Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging: to confirm a transaction, the one drew off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was the manner of attesting in Israel. So when the redeemer said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself," he drew off his sandal.
no bag for your journey, nor two tunics nor sandals nor a staff, for the laborer deserves his food.
and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
But the father said to his servants,'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.
From Thematic Bible
Shoes » Journey » Prohibited
no bag for your journey, nor two tunics nor sandals nor a staff, for the laborer deserves his food.
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the beauty conferred on saints
But the father said to his servants,'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.
How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O noble daughter! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of a master hand.
Shoes » The jews » Never wore, in mourning
But David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, barefoot and with his head covered. And all the people who were with him covered their heads, and they went up, weeping as they went.
at that time the LORD spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, "Go, and loose the sackcloth from your waist and take off your sandals from your feet," and he did so, walking naked and barefoot. Then the LORD said, "As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush,
Shoes » Illustrative » (taken off,) of an ignominious and servile condition
Keep your feet from going unshod and your throat from thirst. But you said, 'It is hopeless, for I have loved foreigners, and after them I will go.'
Take the millstones and grind flour, put off your veil, strip off your robe, uncover your legs, pass through the rivers.
Shoes » Illustrative » (thrown over a place,) of subjection
Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph."
Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph."
Shoes » The jews » Put off, when they entered sacred places
And the commander of the LORD's army said to Joshua, "Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so.
Then he said, "Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground."
Shoes » Worn out by a long journey
These wineskins were new when we filled them, and behold, they have burst. And these garments and sandals of ours are worn out from the very long journey."
with worn-out, patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes. And all their provisions were dry and crumbly.
Shoes » Bound round the feet with latchets or strings
And the angel said to him, "Dress yourself and put on your sandals." And he did so. And he said to him, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me."
even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."
Shoes » Loosing of, for another a degrading office
And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men."
even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."
Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Often highly ornamental
How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O noble daughter! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of a master hand.
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 go up to him in the presence of the elders and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face. And she shall answer and say, 'So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother's house.' And the name of his house shall be called in Israel, 'The house of him who had his sandal pulled off.'
Shoes » Called sandals
And the angel said to him, "Dress yourself and put on your sandals." And he did so. And he said to him, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me."
Shoes » Often given as bribes
that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals and sell the chaff of the wheat?"
Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals--
Shoes » Soles of, sometimes plated with brass or iron
Your bars shall be iron and bronze, and as your days, so shall your strength be.
Shoes » Of israel preserved for forty years, while journeying in the wilderness
I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn off your feet.
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the preparation of the gospel
and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Often made of badgers' skins
I clothed you also with embroidered cloth and shod you with fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.
Shoes » Early use of
that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.'
Shoes » The jews » Put on, before beginning a journey
In this manner you shall eat it: with your belt fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste. It is the LORD's Passover.
Shoes » Bearing, for another a degrading office, only performed by slaves
"I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Probably often adorned with tinkling ornaments
In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents;
Shoes » Illustrative » (having blood on,) of being engaged in war and slaughter
"Moreover, you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, how he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel, Abner the son of Ner, and Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, avenging in time of peace for blood that had been shed in war, and putting the blood of war on the belt around his waist and on the sandals on his feet.
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 redeeming and exchanging: to confirm a transaction, the one drew off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was the manner of attesting in Israel. So when the redeemer said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself," he drew off his sandal.