44 Bible Verses about Dress
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And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Of which let it not be the outward world of braiding of hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on apparel,
A woman shall not wear that which pertains to a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment, for whoever does these things is an abomination to LORD thy God.
And LORD God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.
And similarly, the women to adorn themselves in disciplined decorum, with reverence and sobriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive apparel,
If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,
And upon whatever any of them falls when they are dead, it shall be unclean, whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack. Whatever vessel it be, with which any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shal
The garment also that a leprous disease is in, whether it be a woolen garment, or a linen garment, whether it be in warp, or woof, of linen, or of woolen, whether in a skin, or in anything made of skin, if the disease is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin, it is a leprous disease, and shall be shown to the priest.read more.
And the priest shall look upon the disease, and shut up the disease seven days. And he shall look on the disease on the seventh day. If the disease be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in the skin, whatever service skin is used for, the disease is a fretting leprosy, it is unclean. And he shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in woolen or in linen, or anything of skin, in which the disease is, for it is a fretting leprosy. It shall be burnt in the fire. And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the disease be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin, then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which the disease is, and he shall shut it up seven more days. And the priest shall look, after the disease is washed, and, behold, if the disease has not changed its color, and the disease be not spread, it is unclean. Thou shall burn it in the fire. It is a fret, whether the bareness be insi And if the priest looks, and, behold, the disease is dim after the washing of it, then he shall tear it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof. And if it still appears in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin, it is breaking out. Thou shall burn that in which the disease is with fire. And the garment, either the warp, or the woof, or whatever thing of skin it be, which thou shall wash, if the disease be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean. This is the law of a leprous disease in a garment of woolen or linen, either in the warp, or the woof, or anything of skin, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.
And as to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats' [hair], and all things made of wood, ye shall purify yourselves.
And for Aaron's sons thou shall make coats. And thou shall make for them sashes, and head-coverings thou shall make for them, for glory and for beauty.
And thou shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and bind head-coverings on them. And they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute. And thou shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.
and the miter of fine linen, and the goodly head-coverings of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twined linen,
They shall have linen headdresses upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins. They shall not gird themselves with [anything that causes] sweat.
Then these men were bound in their coats, their tunics, and their turbans, and their [other] garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
the bonnets, and the ankle chains, and the sashes, and the perfume-boxes, and the amulets,
Sigh, but not aloud. Make no mourning for the dead. Bind thy headdress upon thee, and put thy shoes upon thy feet. And do not cover thy lips, and do not eat the bread of men.
And say, Thus says lord LORD: Woe to the women who sew pillows upon all elbows, and make headdresses for the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and save souls alive for yourselves?
And when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded.
And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song [with] the singers. And David had upon him an ephod of linen.
Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped.
And she had a garment of various colors upon her, for with such robes were the king's daughters who were virgins appareled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
And the soldiers having woven a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and put around him a purple garment.
And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a miter, and a sash. And they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his belt.
Moreover his mother made him a little robe, and brought it to him from year to year when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
And to the man who wants to sue thee, and take away thy coat, thou shall leave him thy cloak also.
To him who strikes thee on the cheek offer the other also, and from him who takes away thy cloak, also do not withhold thy coat.
The soldiers therefore when they crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. But the tunic was a seamless weave, from the top throughout.
And after rising, Peter went with them, whom, after coming, they brought into the upper chamber. And all the widows stood by him weeping, and exhibiting the coats and garments, as many things as Dorcas made being with them.
Bring the cloak that I left behind at Troas with Carpus when thou come, and the books, especially the parchments.
And thou shall take from it a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
And it shall come to pass in the day of LORD's sacrifice, that I will punish the rulers, and the king's sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.
But when the king came in to see those who were dining, he saw there a man who was not clothed with a wedding garment.
He gave to all of them, each man, changes of raiment, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.
let royal apparel be brought which the king uses to wear, and the horse that the king rides upon, and on the head of which a royal crown is set.
The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation of it, shall be clothed with p
From Thematic Bible
Dress » Garments of priests » General references
And the holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to be anointed in them, and to be consecrated in them.
And thou shall take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
And thou shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, for glory and for beauty.
and the finely wrought garments, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office,
And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made finely wrought garments, for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron, as LORD commanded Moses.
Dress » Clothing » General references to
Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leather belt about his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey.
And LORD God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.
And Rebekah took the goodly garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son.
Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you delicately in scarlet, who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
Dress » Clothing » Rich apparel, the wearing of
Inside, the king's daughter is all glorious. Her clothing is embroidered with gold.
These were thy merchants in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and embroidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation of it, shall be clothed with p
let royal apparel be brought which the king uses to wear, and the horse that the king rides upon, and on the head of which a royal crown is set.
And Mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen and purple. And the city of Shushan shouted and was glad.
Dress » Clothing » Coats
And for Aaron's sons thou shall make coats. And thou shall make for them sashes, and head-coverings thou shall make for them, for glory and for beauty.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made for him a coat of many colors.
And after rising, Peter went with them, whom, after coming, they brought into the upper chamber. And all the widows stood by him weeping, and exhibiting the coats and garments, as many things as Dorcas made being with them.
Then these men were bound in their coats, their tunics, and their turbans, and their [other] garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
no bag for the road, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor staffs, for the workman is worthy of his provision.
Dress » Clothing » Mantles
And when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded.
And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice to him, and said, What are thou doing here, Elijah?
And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that the two went over on dry ground.
He also took up the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped.
Dress » Special advices concerning » Attire, too much stress upon outward
And why are ye anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, nor do they spin, yet I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these.
Moreover LORD said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet,
In that day LORD will take away the beauty of their anklets, and the hair nets, and the crescents, the pendants, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, the bonnets, and the ankle chains, and the sashes, and the perfume-boxes, and the amulets, read more.
the rings, and the nose-jewels, the festival robes, and the mantles, and the shawls, and the satchels, the hand-mirrors, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the veils. And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet spices there shall be rottenness, and instead of a girdle, a rope, and instead of well set hair, baldness, and instead of a robe, a girding of sackcloth, branding instead of beauty.
Of which let it not be the outward world of braiding of hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on apparel, but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible, of the meek and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.
Dress » Garments of priests » Bonnets of
And thou shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and bind head-coverings on them. And they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute. And thou shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.
And for Aaron's sons thou shall make coats. And thou shall make for them sashes, and head-coverings thou shall make for them, for glory and for beauty.
and the miter of fine linen, and the goodly head-coverings of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twined linen,
They shall have linen headdresses upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins. They shall not gird themselves with [anything that causes] sweat.
Dress » Clothing » Figurative
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
For we came neither in word of flattery (at any time as ye know) nor a pretense of greed (God is witness)
As free, and not having your freedom as a cover-up of evil, but as bondmen of God.
Dress » Presents made of changes of clothes
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his belt.
The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation of it, shall be clothed with p
let royal apparel be brought which the king uses to wear, and the horse that the king rides upon, and on the head of which a royal crown is set.
He gave to all of them, each man, changes of raiment, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.
And the king of Syria said, Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand [pieces] of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
Dress » Various articles of » Mantle
And when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded.
And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice to him, and said, What are thou doing here, Elijah?
And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song [with] the singers. And David had upon him an ephod of linen.
Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped.
Dress » Clothing » Garments
And to the man who wants to sue thee, and take away thy coat, thou shall leave him thy cloak also.
Bring the cloak that I left behind at Troas with Carpus when thou come, and the books, especially the parchments.
To him who strikes thee on the cheek offer the other also, and from him who takes away thy cloak, also do not withhold thy coat.
Dress » Sleeveless shirt, called coat
And to the man who wants to sue thee, and take away thy coat, thou shall leave him thy cloak also.
The soldiers therefore when they crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. But the tunic was a seamless weave, from the top throughout.
To him who strikes thee on the cheek offer the other also, and from him who takes away thy cloak, also do not withhold thy coat.
And after rising, Peter went with them, whom, after coming, they brought into the upper chamber. And all the widows stood by him weeping, and exhibiting the coats and garments, as many things as Dorcas made being with them.
Dress » Special advices concerning » Of the two sexes not to be alike
A woman shall not wear that which pertains to a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment, for whoever does these things is an abomination to LORD thy God.
Dress » Clothing » Robes
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his belt.
And she had a garment of various colors upon her, for with such robes were the king's daughters who were virgins appareled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
Dress » Embroidered coat
And for Aaron's sons thou shall make coats. And thou shall make for them sashes, and head-coverings thou shall make for them, for glory and for beauty.
And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a miter, and a sash. And they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister
Moreover his mother made him a little robe, and brought it to him from year to year when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
Then these men were bound in their coats, their tunics, and their turbans, and their [other] garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Dress » Ceremonial purification of
And upon whatever any of them falls when they are dead, it shall be unclean, whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack. Whatever vessel it be, with which any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shal
The garment also that a leprous disease is in, whether it be a woolen garment, or a linen garment, whether it be in warp, or woof, of linen, or of woolen, whether in a skin, or in anything made of skin, if the disease is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin, it is a leprous disease, and shall be shown to the priest. read more.
And the priest shall look upon the disease, and shut up the disease seven days. And he shall look on the disease on the seventh day. If the disease be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in the skin, whatever service skin is used for, the disease is a fretting leprosy, it is unclean. And he shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in woolen or in linen, or anything of skin, in which the disease is, for it is a fretting leprosy. It shall be burnt in the fire. And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the disease be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin, then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which the disease is, and he shall shut it up seven more days. And the priest shall look, after the disease is washed, and, behold, if the disease has not changed its color, and the disease be not spread, it is unclean. Thou shall burn it in the fire. It is a fret, whether the bareness be insi And if the priest looks, and, behold, the disease is dim after the washing of it, then he shall tear it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof. And if it still appears in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin, it is breaking out. Thou shall burn that in which the disease is with fire. And the garment, either the warp, or the woof, or whatever thing of skin it be, which thou shall wash, if the disease be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean. This is the law of a leprous disease in a garment of woolen or linen, either in the warp, or the woof, or anything of skin, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.
And as to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats' [hair], and all things made of wood, ye shall purify yourselves.
Dress » Bonnets (rv, head-tires), worn by women
the bonnets, and the ankle chains, and the sashes, and the perfume-boxes, and the amulets,
Sigh, but not aloud. Make no mourning for the dead. Bind thy headdress upon thee, and put thy shoes upon thy feet. And do not cover thy lips, and do not eat the bread of men.
And your turbans shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet. Ye shall not mourn nor weep, but ye shall pine away in your iniquities, and moan one toward another.
Dress » Of the head » Bonnets (rv, head-tires), prescribed by moses, for the priests
And thou shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and bind head-coverings on them. And they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute. And thou shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.
And for Aaron's sons thou shall make coats. And thou shall make for them sashes, and head-coverings thou shall make for them, for glory and for beauty.
and the miter of fine linen, and the goodly head-coverings of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twined linen,
Dress » Uniform vestments kept in store for worshipers of baal
And it shall come to pass in the day of LORD's sacrifice, that I will punish the rulers, and the king's sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.
And he said to him who was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought forth for them vestments. And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal. And he said to the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.
Dress » Cloak
Bring the cloak that I left behind at Troas with Carpus when thou come, and the books, especially the parchments.
Jesus therefore came outside, wearing the thorny crown and the purple robe. And he says to them, Look at the man!
And the soldiers having woven a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and put around him a purple garment.
Dress » Clothing » Sandals
And the agent said to him, Gird thyself, and tie on thy sandals. And he did so. And he says to him, Throw on thy garment, and follow me.
Dress » Rules with respect to women's
Of which let it not be the outward world of braiding of hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on apparel,
And similarly, the women to adorn themselves in disciplined decorum, with reverence and sobriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive apparel, but (which is fitting for women professing godliness) through good works.
Dress » Robe
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his belt.
And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a miter, and a sash. And they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister
Dress » Special advices concerning » Duty of cleanliness and care in
Dress » Special advices concerning » Of the ancient priests
And it shall be that, when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments, and no wool shall come upon them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.
Dress » Special advices concerning » Modesty in, encouraged
And similarly, the women to adorn themselves in disciplined decorum, with reverence and sobriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive apparel,
Dress » Special advices concerning » Undue anxiety concerning, forbidden
And why are ye anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, nor do they spin,
Dress » Kerchiefs
And say, Thus says lord LORD: Woe to the women who sew pillows upon all elbows, and make headdresses for the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and save souls alive for yourselves?
I will also tear your headdresses, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall no more be in your hand to be hunted. And ye shall know that I am LORD.
Dress » Special advices concerning » The inward adorning
Of which let it not be the outward world of braiding of hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on apparel,
Dress » Various articles of » Purple
Jesus therefore came outside, wearing the thorny crown and the purple robe. And he says to them, Look at the man!
And the soldiers having woven a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and put around him a purple garment.
Dress » Various articles of » Many-colored
And she had a garment of various colors upon her, for with such robes were the king's daughters who were virgins appareled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
Dress » Of the head » By ezekiel
They shall have linen headdresses upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins. They shall not gird themselves with [anything that causes] sweat.
Dress » Symbolical » Filthy, of iniquity
Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the [heavenly] agent. And he answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, Take the filthy garments from off him. And to him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with rich apparel.
Dress » Changes of clothes, the folly of excessive
Dress » Figurative » Filthy, of unrighteousness
For we have all become as unclean, and all our righteous acts are as a polluted garment. And we all fade as a leaf. And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
Dress » Not to be held overnight as a pledge for debt
If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,
Dress » Mixed materials in, forbidden
Dress » Wimples (satchels, rv)
Dress » For wedding feasts
But when the king came in to see those who were dining, he saw there a man who was not clothed with a wedding garment.
Dress » Hoods (turban, rv)
Dress » Sashes (rv)
the bonnets, and the ankle chains, and the sashes, and the perfume-boxes, and the amulets,
Dress » Mufflers
Dress » Shawls
Dress » Men forbidden to wear women's, and women forbidden to wear men's
A woman shall not wear that which pertains to a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment, for whoever does these things is an abomination to LORD thy God.
Dress » Hats (turbans, rv margin), worn by men
Then these men were bound in their coats, their tunics, and their turbans, and their [other] garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Dress » Of skins
And LORD God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.
Dress » Skirts
And thou shall take from it a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
Dress » Hosen
Then these men were bound in their coats, their tunics, and their turbans, and their [other] garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Dress » Of fig leaves
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Topics on Dress
Church Dress Code
Deuteronomy 22:5A woman shall not wear that which pertains to a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment, for whoever does these things is an abomination to LORD thy God.
The Brides Wedding Dress
Revelation 19:8And it was given her that she clothe herself in fine linen, bright and pure. For the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the sanctified.
Wives, Dress
1 Timothy 2:9-10And similarly, the women to adorn themselves in disciplined decorum, with reverence and sobriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive apparel,