Leviticus 19:27

The Message

“Don’t cut the hair on the sides of your head or trim your beard.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 14:1

You are children of God, your God, so don’t mutilate your bodies or shave your heads in funeral rites for the dead. You only are a people holy to God, your God; God chose you out of all the people on Earth as his cherished personal treasure.

Leviticus 21:5

“Priests must not shave their heads or trim their beards or gash their bodies. They must be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. Because their job is to present the gifts of God, the food of their God, they are to be holy.

Ezekiel 44:20

“They are to neither shave their heads nor let their hair become unkempt, but must keep their hair trimmed and neat.

Jeremiah 48:37

“Everywhere you look are signs of mourning: heads shaved, beards cut, Hands scratched and bleeding, clothes ripped and torn.

Leviticus 19:28

“Don’t gash your bodies on behalf of the dead. “Don’t tattoo yourselves. I am God.

1 Chronicles 19:4

So Hanun seized David’s men, shaved them clean, cut off their robes halfway up their buttocks, and sent them packing.

Jeremiah 9:25

“Stay alert! It won’t be long now”—God’s Decree!—“when I will personally deal with everyone whose life is all outside but no inside: Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab. All these nations are big on performance religion—including Israel, who is no better.”