36 Bible Verses about Shoes

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2 Samuel 15:30

And David went up by the ascent of the [mount of] Olives, and wept as he went up, and he had his head covered, and went barefoot. And all the people who were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they we

Acts 7:30-35

And forty years having been fulfilled, an agent of Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai in a flame of fire of a bush. And when Moses looked, he wondered at the sight. And as he approached to examine, a voice of Lord came to him, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. But Moses, who developed trembling, dared not examine.read more.
And the Lord said to him, Put off the shoes from thy feet, for the place on which thou stand is holy ground. Having looked, I saw the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I heard their groaning, and I came down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt. This Moses whom they refused, having said, Who appointed thee a ruler and a judge? This man God sent, a ruler and a liberator by the hand of the heavenly agent who appeared to him in the bush.

Deuteronomy 25:8-9

Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak to him. And if he stands, and says, I do not want to take her, then his brother's wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from 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 h

Ruth 4:8

So the near kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew off his shoe.

Psalm 60:8

Moab is my wash pot. Upon Edom I will cast my shoe. Philistia, shout thou because of me.

Psalm 108:9

Moab is my wash pot. Upon Edom I will cast my shoe. Over Philistia I will shout.

Song of Solomon 7:1

How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! Thy rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skilful workman.

Isaiah 9:5

For all the armor of the armed man in the tumult, and the garments rolled in blood, shall be for burning, for fuel of fire.

Amos 2:6

Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because they have sold a righteous man for silver, and a needy man for a pair of shoes--

Mark 1:7

And he preached, saying, A man mightier than I comes after me of whom I am not worthy, having stooped down, to loosen the strap of his shoes.

Luke 3:16

John responded, saying to them all, I indeed immerse you in water, but a man mightier than I comes, of whom I am not worthy to unloose the strap of his shoes. He will immerse you in Holy Spirit and fire,

John 1:27

He is the man who comes after me, who has become before me, of whom I am not worthy that I might loosen the strap of his shoe.

Acts 13:25

And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, Whom do ye suppose me to be? I am not, but behold, he comes after me of whom I am not worthy to loose the shoes of his feet.

Genesis 14:23

that I will not take a thread nor a shoe latchet nor anything that is thine, lest thou should say, I have made Abram rich,

Acts 12:8

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.

Ezekiel 16:10

I also clothed thee with embroidered work, and shod thee with badger skin. And I girded thee around with fine linen, and covered thee with silk.

Isaiah 3:18

In that day LORD will take away the beauty of their anklets, and the hair nets, and the crescents,

Exodus 12:11

And thus ye shall eat it: with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And ye shall eat it in haste. It is LORD's Passover.

Isaiah 20:2-3

at that time LORD spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go, and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put thy shoe from off thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. And LORD said, Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Ethiopia,

Ezekiel 24:17

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.

Ezekiel 24:23

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.

Joshua 5:15

And the captain of LORD's army said to Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot, for the place on which thou stand is holy. And Joshua did so.

Joshua 9:5

and old and patched shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon them, and all the bread of their provision was dry and became moldy.

Joshua 9:13

And these wine-skins, which we filled, were new, and, behold, they are torn. And these our garments and our shoes have become old by reason of the very long journey.

Deuteronomy 29:5

And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not grown old upon you, and thy shoe has not grown old upon thy foot.

Amos 8:6

that we may buy the poor for silver, and a needy man for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

Deuteronomy 25:9-10

then his brother's wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from 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 h And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him who has his shoe loosed.

Ruth 4:7-8

Now this was [the custom] in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: A man drew off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor. And this was the [manner of] attestation in Israel. So the near kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew off his shoe.

Luke 15:22

But the father said to his bondmen, Bring forth the best robe and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and shoes for his feet.

From Thematic Bible


Shoes » Journey » Prohibited

Shoes » Illustrative » Of the beauty conferred on saints

Luke 15:22

But the father said to his bondmen, Bring forth the best robe and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and shoes for his feet.

Song of Solomon 7:1

How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! Thy rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skilful workman.

Shoes » The jews » Never wore, in mourning

2 Samuel 15:30

And David went up by the ascent of the [mount of] Olives, and wept as he went up, and he had his head covered, and went barefoot. And all the people who were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they we

Isaiah 20:2-3

at that time LORD spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go, and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put thy shoe from off thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. And LORD said, Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Ethiopia,

Shoes » Illustrative » (taken off,) of an ignominious and servile condition

Jeremiah 2:25

Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst. But thou said, It is in vain. No, for I have loved strangers, and after them I will go.

Isaiah 47:2

Take the millstones, and grind meal. Remove thy veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers.

Shoes » Illustrative » (thrown over a place,) of subjection

Psalm 60:8

Moab is my wash pot. Upon Edom I will cast my shoe. Philistia, shout thou because of me.

Psalm 108:9

Moab is my wash pot. Upon Edom I will cast my shoe. Over Philistia I will shout.

Shoes » The jews » Put off, when they entered sacred places

Joshua 5:15

And the captain of LORD's army said to Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot, for the place on which thou stand is holy. And Joshua did so.

Shoes » Worn out by a long journey

Joshua 9:13

And these wine-skins, which we filled, were new, and, behold, they are torn. And these our garments and our shoes have become old by reason of the very long journey.

Joshua 9:5

and old and patched shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon them, and all the bread of their provision was dry and became moldy.

Shoes » Bound round the feet with latchets or strings

Acts 12:8

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.

John 1:27

He is the man who comes after me, who has become before me, of whom I am not worthy that I might loosen the strap of his shoe.

Shoes » Loosing of, for another a degrading office

John 1:27

He is the man who comes after me, who has become before me, of whom I am not worthy that I might loosen the strap of his shoe.

Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Often highly ornamental

Song of Solomon 7:1

How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! Thy rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skilful workman.

Shoes » Customs connected with » A man who refused to marry a deceased brother's wife disgraced by pulling off his shoes

Deuteronomy 25:9-10

then his brother's wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from 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 h And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him who has his shoe loosed.

Shoes » Called sandals

Acts 12:8

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.

Shoes » Often given as bribes

Amos 8:6

that we may buy the poor for silver, and a needy man for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

Amos 2:6

Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because they have sold a righteous man for silver, and a needy man for a pair of shoes--

Shoes » Soles of, sometimes plated with brass or iron

Shoes » Of israel preserved for forty years, while journeying in the wilderness

Deuteronomy 29:5

And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not grown old upon you, and thy shoe has not grown old upon thy foot.

Shoes » Illustrative » Of the preparation of the gospel

Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Often made of badgers' skins

Ezekiel 16:10

I also clothed thee with embroidered work, and shod thee with badger skin. And I girded thee around with fine linen, and covered thee with silk.

Shoes » Early use of

Genesis 14:23

that I will not take a thread nor a shoe latchet nor anything that is thine, lest thou should say, I have made Abram rich,

Shoes » The jews » Put on, before beginning a journey

Exodus 12:11

And thus ye shall eat it: with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And ye shall eat it in haste. It is LORD's Passover.

Shoes » Bearing, for another a degrading office, only performed by slaves

Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Probably often adorned with tinkling ornaments

Isaiah 3:18

In that day LORD will take away the beauty of their anklets, and the hair nets, and the crescents,

Shoes » Illustrative » (having blood on,) of being engaged in war and slaughter

1 Kings 2:5

Moreover thou also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, even what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, and shed the blood of war in pea

Shoes » Customs connected with » The right of redemption resigned by a man's giving one of his shoes to the next of kin

Ruth 4:7-8

Now this was [the custom] in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: A man drew off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor. And this was the [manner of] attestation in Israel. So the near kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew off his shoe.

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