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What Does the Bible Say About Dress?

Here are 6 Bible verses about dress, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

#11 Timothy 2:9
In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
BSBLikewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
#2Deuteronomy 22:5
The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.
BSBA woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
#3Leviticus 19:28
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.
BSBYou must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
#41 Corinthians 10:31
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
BSBSo whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
#51 Timothy 2:10
But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
BSBbut with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
#6Exodus 28:4
And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
BSBThese are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.

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Dress in Nave's Topical Bible

Of fig leaves: Ge 3:7
Of skins: Ge 3:21
Of other materials
See: HAIR
See: GOATS' HAIR
See: LEATHER
See: LINEN
See: SACKCLOTH
See: SILK
See: WOOL
Mixed materials in, forbidden: De 22:11
Men forbidden to wear women's, and women forbidden to wear men's: De 22:5
Rules with respect to women's: 1Ti 2:9,10; 1Pe 3:3
Not to be held overnight as a pledge for debt: Ex 22:26
Ceremonial purification of: Le 11:32; 13:47-59; Nu 31:20
The ripping of
See: MOURNING
Of the head
Bonnets (R. V., head-tires), prescribed by Moses, for the priests: Ex 28:40; 29:9; 39:28
By Ezekiel: Eze 44:18
Hats (turbans, R. V. margin), worn by men: Da 3:21
Bonnets (R. V., head-tires), worn by women: Isa 3:20; Eze 24:17,23
Hoods (turban, R. V.): Isa 3:23
Kerchiefs: Eze 13:18,21
Various articles of
Mantle: Ezr 9:3; 1Ki 19:13; 1Ch 15:27; Job 1:20
Many-colored: 2Sa 13:18
Purple: Joh 19:2,5
Robe: Ex 28:4; 1Sa 18:4
Shawls: Isa 3:22
Embroidered coat: Ex 28:4,40; 1Sa 2:19; Da 3:21
Sleeveless shirt, called coat: Mt 5:40; Lu 6:29; Joh 19:23; Ac 9:39
Cloak: 2Ti 4:13; Joh 19:2,5
Hosen: Da 3:21
Skirts: Eze 5:3
Mufflers: Isa 3:19
Wimples (satchels, R. V.): Isa 3:22
Sashes (R. V.): Isa 3:20
See: VAIL
Changes of clothes, the folly of excessive: Job 27:16
Uniform vestments kept in store for worshipers of Baal: 2Ki 10:22,23; Zep 1:8
For wedding feasts: Mt 22:11
Presents made of changes of clothes: Ge 45:22; 1Sa 18:4; 2Ki 5:5; Es 6:8; Da 5:7
Vestments of priests
See: PRIEST
Of mourning
See: MOURNING
Figurative
Filthy, of unrighteousness: Isa 64:6
Of righteousness and of iniquity
See: COLOR, SYMBOLISM OF
Symbolical
Filthy, of iniquity: Zec 3:3,4

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