Bible Verses about “having a covering”
The Bible contains 50 verses about having a covering across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“God created man in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.”
“Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.”
“but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.”
“Doesn't even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?”
“For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.”
“He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.”
“But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.”
“But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given to her for a covering.”
“I will say of Yahweh, "He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust."”
“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.”
“You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;”
“I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation." A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day.”
“For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence.”
“nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday.”
“"Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.”
“A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.”
“no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.”
“He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.”
“Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,”
“They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won't dash your foot against a stone.”
“Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.”
“You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked.”
“For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered.”
“You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.”
“But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved.”
“Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.”
“For as woman came from man, so a man also comes through a woman; but all things are from God.”
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
“For this cause the woman ought to have authority on her head, because of the angels.”
“But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God's assemblies.”
“for neither was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.”
“For man is not from woman, but woman from man;”
“For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man.”
“When he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "Take, eat. This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in memory of me."”
“Judge for yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled?”
“For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.”
“Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.”
“In the same way he also took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of me."”
“But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.”
“Nevertheless, neither is the woman independent of the man, nor the man independent of the woman, in the Lord.”
“Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks the Lord's cup in a way unworthy of the Lord will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.”
“For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy way eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he doesn't discern the Lord's body.”
“For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.”
“For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread.”
“What, don't you have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God's assembly, and put them to shame who don't have? What shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I don't praise you.”
“But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest your coming together be for judgment. The rest I will set in order whenever I come.”
“For if we discerned ourselves, we wouldn't be judged.”
“When therefore you assemble yourselves together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat.”
“For there also must be factions among you, that those who are approved may be revealed among you.”
“But when we are judged, we are punished by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.”