Bible Verses About Clothing
Clothing is a topic that comes up often in the Bible, especially in the New Testament. From the story of Adam and Eve to the parables of Jesus, clothing is used to illustrate many spiritual truths. In the Bible, clothing is often used to symbolise righteousness and holiness, as well as a lack thereof. It can also be used to represent a person’s spiritual condition, both good and bad. This article will examine some of the most important Bible verses about clothing and how they can help us understand our spiritual state.
3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.
~1 Peter 3:3-4
9 I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, 10 but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.
~1 Timothy 2:9-10
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
~Colossians 3:12
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
~Matthew 6:25
26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
~Galatians 3:26-27
I delight greatly in the Lord;
my soul rejoices in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,
as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
~Isaiah 61:10
The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.
~Genesis 3:21
The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.
~Revelation 3:5
7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
~1 Timothy 6:7-8
22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
~Luke 12:22b-23
Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
~Matthew 7:15
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
~Genesis 3:7
John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”
~Luke 3:11
John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
~Matthew 3:4
A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor a man wear women’s clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this.
~Deuteronomy 22:5
5 Take the garments and dress Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself and the breastpiece. Fasten the ephod on him by its skillfully woven waistband. 6 Put the turban on his head and attach the sacred emblem to the turban.
~Exodus 29:5-6
From the blue, purple and scarlet yarn they made woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary. They also made sacred garments for Aaron, as the Lord commanded Moses.
~Exodus 39:1
7 He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him. He also fastened the ephod with a decorative waistband, which he tied around him. 8 He placed the breastpiece on him and put the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece. 9 Then he placed the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the sacred emblem, on the front of it, as the Lord commanded Moses.
~Leviticus 8:7-9
So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her. She was wearing an ornate robe, for this was the kind of garment the virgin daughters of the king wore.
~2 Samuel 13:18
13 All glorious is the princess within her chamber;
her gown is interwoven with gold.
14 In embroidered garments she is led to the king;
her virgin companions follow her—
those brought to be with her.
~Psalm 45:13-14
“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.
~Luke 16:19
Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years.
~Deuteronomy 8:4
Yet the Lord says, “During the forty years that I led you through the wilderness, your clothes did not wear out, nor did the sandals on your feet.
~Deuteronomy 29:5
For the moth will eat them up like a garment;
the worm will devour them like wool.
But my righteousness will last forever,
my salvation through all generations.”
~Isaiah 51:8
John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
~Mark 1:6
10 I clothed you with an embroidered dress and put sandals of fine leather on you. I dressed you in fine linen and covered you with costly garments. 11 I adorned you with jewelry: I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck, 12 and I put a ring on your nose, earrings on your ears and a beautiful crown on your head. 13 So you were adorned with gold and silver; your clothes were of fine linen and costly fabric and embroidered cloth. Your food was honey, olive oil and the finest flour. You became very beautiful and rose to be a queen.
~Ezekiel 16:10-13
Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become unkempt and do not tear your clothes, or you will die and the Lord will be angry with the whole community. But your relatives, all the Israelites, may mourn for those the Lord has destroyed by fire.
~Leviticus 10:6
At this, they tore their clothes. Then they all loaded their donkeys and returned to the city.
~Genesis 44:13
When Reuben returned to the cistern and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.
~Genesis 37:29
2 at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz. He said to him, “Take off the sackcloth from your body and the sandals from your feet.” And he did so, going around stripped and barefoot.
3 Then the Lord said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has gone stripped and barefoot for three years, as a sign and portent against Egypt and Cush,4 so the king of Assyria will lead away stripped and barefoot the Egyptian captives and Cushite exiles, young and old, with buttocks bared—to Egypt’s shame.
~Isaiah 20:2-4
And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
Aaron’s sacred garments will belong to his descendants so that they can be anointed and ordained in them.
~Exodus 29:29
Take the garments and dress Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself and the breastpiece. Fasten the ephod on him by its skillfully woven waistband.
~Exodus 29:5
Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor.
~Exodus 28:2
And also the woven garments, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests,
~Exodus 31:10
Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.
~Deuteronomy 22:11
19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
~1 Corinthians 6:19-20
She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
~Proverbs 31:25
‘Keep my decrees.
“‘Do not mate different kinds of animals.
“‘Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.
“‘Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.
~Leviticus 19:19
6 For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head.
7 A man ought not to cover his head,since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. 8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; 9 neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. 10 It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.
~1 Corinthians 11:6-10
4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. 5 But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved.
~1 Corinthians 11:4-5
2 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. 3 If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” 4 have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
~James 2:2-5
Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil.
~Ecclesiastes 9:8
I will clothe her priests with salvation,
and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.
~Psalms 132:16
15 When Mordecai left the king’s presence, he was wearing royal garments of blue and white, a large crown of gold and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa held a joyous celebration.
~Esther 8:15
Awake, awake, Zion,
clothe yourself with strength!
Put on your garments of splendor,
Jerusalem, the holy city.
The uncircumcised and defiled
will not enter you again.
~Isaiah 52:1