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Bible Verses About Covering

This collection includes 50 passages about Covering. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.

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Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.

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And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the Lord commanded Moses.

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And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the Lord commanded Moses.

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And the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers’ skins, and the vail of the covering,

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They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.

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Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.

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And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.

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And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.

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Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

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And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers’ skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

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

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And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.

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And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.

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Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

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And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:

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Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

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And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.

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And for Aaron’s sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.

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Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

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For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

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For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

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And Moses brought Aaron’s sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the Lord commanded Moses.

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And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

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And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:

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And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.

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Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

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For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.

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For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

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For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

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If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.

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For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

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He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.

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And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.

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And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,

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The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,

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And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.

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And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers’ skins.

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Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

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But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

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And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:

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