1 Corinthians 11:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For if a woman is not veiled, let her hair be cut off; but if it is a shame to a woman to have her hair cut off, let her be veiled.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 22:5 : 5 It is not right for a woman to be dressed in man's clothing, or for a man to put on a woman's robe: whoever does such things is disgusting to the Lord your God.

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  • 1 Cor 11:3-5
    3 verses
    91%

    3But it is important for you to keep this fact in mind, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.

    4Every man who takes part in prayer, or gives teaching as a prophet, with his head covered, puts shame on his head.

    5But every woman who does so with her head unveiled, puts shame on her head: for it is the same as if her hair was cut off.

  • 1 Cor 11:7-16
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    87%

    7For it is not right for a man to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

    8For the man did not come from the woman, but the woman from the man.

    9And the man was not made for the woman, but the woman for the man.

    10For this reason it is right for the woman to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

    11But the woman is not separate from the man, and the man is not separate from the woman in the Lord.

    12For as the woman is from the man, so the man is through the woman; but all things are from God.

    13Be judges yourselves of the question: does it seem right for a woman to take part in prayer unveiled?

    14Does it not seem natural to you that if a man has long hair, it is a cause of shame to him?

    15But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given to her for a covering.

    16But if any man will not be ruled in this question, this is not our way of doing things, and it is not done in the churches of God.

  • 1 Cor 14:34-36
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    34Let women keep quiet in the churches: for it is not right for them to be talking; but let them be under control, as it says in the law.

    35And if they have a desire for knowledge about anything, let them put questions to their husbands privately: for talking in the church puts shame on a woman.

    36What? was it from you that the word of God went out? or did it only come in to you?

  • 1 Tim 2:9-12
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    9And that women may be dressed in simple clothing, with a quiet and serious air; not with twisted hair and gold or jewels or robes of great price;

    10But clothed with good works, as is right for women who are living in the fear of God.

    11Let a woman quietly take the place of a learner and be under authority.

    12In my opinion it is right for a woman not to be a teacher, or to have rule over a man, but to be quiet.

  • 1 Pet 3:3-5
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    3Do not let your ornaments be those of the body such as dressing of the hair, or putting on of jewels of gold or fair clothing;

    4But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.

    5And these were the ornaments of the holy women of the past, whose hope was in God, being ruled by their husbands:

  • Num 6:5
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    5All the time he is under his oath let no blade come near his head; till the days while he is separate are ended he is holy and his hair may not be cut.

  • Isa 3:17
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    17The Lord will send disease on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will let their secret parts be seen.

  • Num 6:9
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    9If death comes suddenly to a man at his side, so that he becomes unclean, let his hair be cut off on the day when he is made clean, on the seventh day.

  • Num 30:6
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    6But if her father, hearing of it, makes her take back her word, then the oaths or the undertakings she has given will have no force; and she will have forgiveness from the Lord, because her oath was broken by her father.

  • Lev 13:29
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    29And when a man or a woman has a disease on the head, or in the hair of the chin,

  • Ezek 7:18
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    18And they will put haircloth round them, and deep fear will be covering them; and shame will be on all faces, and the hair gone from all their heads.

  • Lev 13:40-41
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    40And if a man's hair has come out and he has no hair, still he is clean.

    41And if the hair has gone from the front part of his head, so that he has no hair there, still he is clean.

  • 1 Cor 7:11
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    11(Or if she goes away from him, let her keep unmarried, or be united to her husband again); and that the husband may not go away from his wife.

  • Num 30:3
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    3When a man takes an oath to the Lord, or gives an undertaking having the force of an oath, let him not go back from his word, but let him do whatever he has said he will do.

  • Deut 22:5
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    5It is not right for a woman to be dressed in man's clothing, or for a man to put on a woman's robe: whoever does such things is disgusting to the Lord your God.

  • Deut 21:12
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    12Then take her back to your house; and let her hair and her nails be cut;

  • Prov 12:4
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    4A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.

  • Titus 2:5
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    5To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God.

  • Lev 21:10
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    10And he who is the chief priest among his brothers, on whose head the holy oil has been put, who is marked out to put on the holy robes, may not let his hair go loose or have his clothing out of order as a sign of sorrow.

  • Num 30:10
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    10But an oath made by a widow or one who is no longer married to her husband, and every undertaking she has given, will have force.

  • Lev 21:5
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    5They are not to have their hair cut off for the dead, or the hair on their chins cut short, or make cuts in their flesh.

  • Lev 19:27
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    27The ends of the hair round your face and on your chin may not be cut off.

  • 1 Cor 7:4
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    4The wife has not power over her body, but the husband; and in the same way the husband has not power over his body, but the wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:36
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    36But if, in any man's opinion, he is not doing what is right for his virgin, if she is past her best years, and there is need for it, let him do what seems right to him; it is no sin; let them be married.

  • Deut 22:12
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    12On the four edges of your robe, with which your body is covered, put ornaments of twisted threads.

  • 1 Tim 5:16
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    16If any woman of the faith has relations who are widows, let her give them help, so that the care of them does not come on the church, and so it may give help to those who are truly widowed.

  • Lev 13:33
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    33Then his hair is to be cut off, but not on the diseased place, and he is to be shut up for seven days more:

  • 1 Cor 7:34
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    34And the wife is not the same as the virgin. The virgin gives her mind to the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body and in spirit: but the married woman takes thought for the things of the world, how she may give pleasure to her husband.

  • Lev 18:19
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    19And you may not go near a woman or have sex relations with her when she is unclean, at her regular time.

  • Job 31:10
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    10Then let my wife give pleasure to another man and let others make use of her body.

  • Jer 13:26
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    26So I will have your skirts uncovered before your face, in order that your shame may be seen.