Leviticus 21:5

God's Word

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

Cross References

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.

Isaiah 22:12

On that day the Almighty Lord of Armies will call for crying and for mourning, for shaving your heads and for wearing sackcloth.

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 48:37

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

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 5:1

⌞The Lord said,⌟ “Son of man, take a sharp blade, and use it as a barber’s razor to shave your head and beard. Take scales to weigh your hair and divide it ⌞into three even parts⌟.

Leviticus 10:6

Moses told Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar: “Do not mourn by leaving your hair uncombed or tearing your clothes. If you do, you will die and the Lord will become angry with the whole congregation. All the other Israelites may cry over the fire the Lord sent, but you may not.

Leviticus 21:4

As the head of your people, you should never become unclean. That would make you unholy.

Amos 8:10

I will turn your festivals into funerals and all your songs into funeral songs. I will put sackcloth around everyone’s waist and shave everyone’s head. I will make that day seem like a funeral for an only child, and its end will be bitter.

Micah 1:16

Shave your head in mourning for the children you love. Make yourselves as bald as vultures because your children will be taken from you into exile.

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.