36 Bible Verses about Shoes
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And He said, Do not come near here. Pull off your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground.
And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet. And he wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot. And of all the people with him, each man covered his head. And they went up, weeping as they went.
And forty years being fulfilled to him, the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai in a flame of fire in a bush. And seeing it, Moses marveled at the sight. And as he drew near to see, the voice of the Lord came to him: saying, "I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." But Moses trembled and dared not look.read more.
Then the Lord said to him, "Loosen the sandal on your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground." "I have seen, the affliction of My people in Egypt, and I have heard their groan; and I came down to pluck them out. And now come, I will send you into Egypt." This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? God has sent this one to be a ruler and a 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 stands and says, I do not desire to take her, then his brother's wife shall come to him in the presence of his elders, and take off his shoe from his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done to that man who will not build up his brother's house.
Moab is My washpot; over Edom I will cast out My shoe; over Philistia I cry in triumph.
Moab is My washpot; I will cast out My shoe over Edom; I will triumph over Philistia.
How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful workman.
For every boot of the warrior is with commotion, and the coat rolled in blood shall be burning fuel for the fire.
So says Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea for four, I will not turn away from it; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of sandals;
I indeed baptize you with water to repentance. But He who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;
And he proclaimed, saying, There is One coming after me who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down to loosen.
John answered all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water, but He who is mightier than I comes, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose. He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,
He it is who, coming after me, who has been before me; of whom I am not worthy to loosen the thong of His sandal.
And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Who do you think that I am? I am not He. But behold, One comes after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.
that I will take from all that is yours, not from a thread even to a shoestring, lest you say, I have made Abram rich.
but tying on sandals, and not to put on two tunics.
And the angel said to him, Gird yourself and put on your sandals. And he did so. And he says to him, Throw your robe around you and follow me.
I also clothed you with embroidered work, and I shod you with dugong sandals. And I wrapped you in fine linen, and I covered you with silk.
In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of ankle-bracelets, and the headbands, and the crescents,
And you shall eat of it this way, with your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in a hurry. It is Jehovah's passover.
at that time Jehovah spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and take the sackcloth off your loins, and take your shoe off your foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. And Jehovah said, Just as My servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years, a sign and wonder on Egypt and on Ethiopia;
Groan but be silent; make no mourning for the dead; tie your turban on you, and put your sandals on your feet, and do not cover your lips, and do not eat the bread of men.
And your turbans shall be on your heads, and your sandals on your feet. You shall not mourn nor weep; but you shall pine away for your iniquities and mourn to one another.
And the Commander of Jehovah's army said to Joshua, Take your shoe off your foot, for the place on which you stand is holy. And Joshua did so.
and old and patched sandals on their feet, and old clothes on them. And all the bread they had taken was dry and moldy.
And these wineskins which we filled were new. And, see, they are torn. And these clothes and shoes of ours have become old because of the very long journey.
And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not become old on you, and your shoe has not become old on your foot.
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 come to him in the presence of his elders, and take off his shoe from his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done to that man who will not build up his brother's house. And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him who has his shoe taken off.
And this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, to confirm everything. A man plucked off his sandal and gave it to his neighbor. And this was a testimony in Israel. Therefore the kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for yourself. So he drew off his sandal.
nor a bag for the journey, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staves. For the workman is worthy of his food.
But the father said to his servants, Bring 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
nor a bag for the journey, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staves. For the workman is worthy of his food.
but tying on sandals, and not to put on two tunics.
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the beauty conferred on saints
But the father said to his servants, Bring 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 prince's daughter! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful workman.
Shoes » The jews » Never wore, in mourning
And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet. And he wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot. And of all the people with him, each man covered his head. And they went up, weeping as they went.
at that time Jehovah spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and take the sackcloth off your loins, and take your shoe off your foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. And Jehovah said, Just as My servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years, a sign and wonder on Egypt and on Ethiopia;
Shoes » Illustrative » (taken off,) of an ignominious and servile condition
Withhold your foot from being bare, and your throat from thirst. But you said, There is no hope; no; for I have loved strangers, and after them I will go.
Take the millstones and grind meal. Push back your veil, draw up your skirt, uncover your leg, pass over the rivers.
Shoes » Illustrative » (thrown over a place,) of subjection
Moab is My washpot; over Edom I will cast out My shoe; over Philistia I cry in triumph.
Moab is My washpot; I will cast out My shoe over Edom; I will triumph over Philistia.
Shoes » The jews » Put off, when they entered sacred places
And the Commander of Jehovah's army said to Joshua, Take your shoe off your foot, for the place on which you stand is holy. And Joshua did so.
And He said, Do not come near here. Pull off your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground.
Shoes » Worn out by a long journey
And these wineskins which we filled were new. And, see, they are torn. And these clothes and shoes of ours have become old because of the very long journey.
and old and patched sandals on their feet, and old clothes on them. And all the bread they had taken was dry and moldy.
Shoes » Bound round the feet with latchets or strings
And the angel said to him, Gird yourself and put on your sandals. And he did so. And he says to him, Throw your robe around you and follow me.
He it is who, coming after me, who has been before me; of whom I am not worthy to loosen the thong of His sandal.
Shoes » Loosing of, for another a degrading office
He it is who, coming after me, who has been before me; of whom I am not worthy to loosen the thong of His sandal.
Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Often highly ornamental
How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful workman.
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 presence of his elders, and take off his shoe from his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done to that man who will not build up his brother's house. And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him who has his shoe taken off.
Shoes » Called sandals
but tying on sandals, and not to put on two tunics.
And the angel said to him, Gird yourself and put on your sandals. And he did so. And he says to him, Throw your robe 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?
So says Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea for four, I will not turn away from it; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor 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
And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not become old on you, and your shoe has not become old on your foot.
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the preparation of the gospel
Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Often made of badgers' skins
I also clothed you with embroidered work, and I shod you with dugong sandals. And I wrapped you in fine linen, and I covered you with silk.
Shoes » Early use of
that I will take from all that is yours, not from a thread even to a shoestring, lest you say, I have made Abram rich.
Shoes » The jews » Put on, before beginning a journey
And you shall eat of it this way, with your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in a hurry. It is Jehovah's passover.
Shoes » Bearing, for another a degrading office, only performed by slaves
I indeed baptize you with water to repentance. But He who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;
Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Probably often adorned with tinkling ornaments
In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of ankle-bracelets, and the headbands, and the crescents,
Shoes » Illustrative » (having blood on,) of being engaged in war and slaughter
And also you know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, that he murdered them, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle on his loins, and in his shoes 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
And this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, to confirm everything. A man plucked off his sandal and gave it to his neighbor. And this was a testimony in Israel. Therefore the kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for yourself. So he drew off his sandal.
