Leviticus 19:27

God's Word

“Never shave the hair on your foreheads, and never cut the edges of your beard.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 19:4

So Hanun took David’s men, shaved them, cut off their clothes from the waist down, and sent them away.

Isaiah 15:2

The people of Dibon go to the temple, to the worship sites, to cry. Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba. Every head is shaved bald, and every beard is cut off.

Jeremiah 16:6

“Old and young alike will die in this land. No one will mourn for them or bury them. No one will cut his own body or shave his own head for them.

Jeremiah 41:5

80 men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria. Their beards were shaved off, their clothes were torn, and cuts were on their bodies. They brought grain offerings and incense to the Lord’s temple.

Jeremiah 48:37

“Every head is shaved, and every beard is cut off. There are gashes on every hand and sackcloth on every waist.

Jeremiah 9:25

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised.

Ezekiel 44:20

“ ‘They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long. They must keep the hair on their heads trimmed.

Ezekiel 7:18

They will put on sackcloth, and horror will cover them. All their faces will be covered with shame, and every head will be shaved.

Leviticus 19:28

Never slash your body to mourn the dead, and never get a tattoo. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 21:5

“You should never mourn by shaving bald spots on your heads, shaving the edges of your beards, or slashing your bodies.

Deuteronomy 14:1

You are the children of the Lord your God. So when someone dies, don’t ⌞mourn⌟ by cutting yourselves or shaving bald spots on your head.