beard

The 17 most-voted verses about beard, from 11 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.

Leviticus 19:27 (BSB)

Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

Leviticus 19:27 (KJV)

“‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.

Leviticus 19:27 (WEB)

Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.

Leviticus 21:5 (BSB)

They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

Leviticus 21:5 (KJV)

“‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.

Leviticus 21:5 (WEB)

I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.

Isaiah 50:6 (BSB)

I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

Isaiah 50:6 (KJV)

I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair. I didn’t hide my face from shame and spitting.

Isaiah 50:6 (WEB)

It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.

Psalm 133:2 (BSB)

[It is] like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, [even] Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;

Psalm 133:2 (KJV)

It is like the precious oil on the head, that ran down on the beard, even Aaron’s beard, that came down on the edge of his robes,

Psalm 133:2 (WEB)

They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.

Ezekiel 44:20 (BSB)

Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

Ezekiel 44:20 (KJV)

“‘“They shall not shave their heads, or allow their locks to grow long. They shall only cut off the hair of their heads.

Ezekiel 44:20 (WEB)

So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.

2 Samuel 10:4 (BSB)

Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, [even] to their buttocks, and sent them away.

2 Samuel 10:4 (KJV)

So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

2 Samuel 10:4 (WEB)

Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.

2 Samuel 19:24 (BSB)

¶ And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came [again] in peace.

2 Samuel 19:24 (KJV)

Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and he had neither groomed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace.

2 Samuel 19:24 (WEB)

On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.

Isaiah 7:20 (BSB)

In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, [namely], by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.

Isaiah 7:20 (KJV)

In that day the Lord will shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard.

Isaiah 7:20 (WEB)

So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.

Genesis 41:14 (BSB)

¶ Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved [himself], and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

Genesis 41:14 (KJV)

Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. He shaved himself, changed his clothing, and came in to Pharaoh.

Genesis 41:14 (WEB)

On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.

Leviticus 14:9 (BSB)

But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.

Leviticus 14:9 (KJV)

It shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows. He shall shave off all his hair. He shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his body in water. Then he shall be clean.

Leviticus 14:9 (WEB)

So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.

1 Samuel 21:13 (BSB)

And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.

1 Samuel 21:13 (KJV)

He changed his behavior before them and pretended to be insane in their hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.

1 Samuel 21:13 (WEB)

When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.

Ezra 9:3 (BSB)

And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.

Ezra 9:3 (KJV)

When I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled the hair out of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded.

Ezra 9:3 (WEB)

The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.

Proverbs 20:29 (BSB)

The glory of young men [is] their strength: and the beauty of old men [is] the gray head.

Proverbs 20:29 (KJV)

The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

Proverbs 20:29 (WEB)

For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.

Jeremiah 48:37 (BSB)

For every head [shall be] bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands [shall be] cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

Jeremiah 48:37 (KJV)

For every head is bald, and every beard clipped. There are cuttings on all the hands, and sackcloth on the waist.

Jeremiah 48:37 (WEB)

Their camels will become plunder, and their large herds will be spoil. I will scatter to the wind in every direction those who shave their temples; I will bring calamity on them from all sides,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 49:32 (BSB)

And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them [that are] in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 49:32 (KJV)

Their camels will be a booty, and the multitude of their livestock a plunder. I will scatter to all winds those who have the corners of their beards cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them,” says the LORD.

Jeremiah 49:32 (WEB)

“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.

Ezekiel 5:1 (BSB)

And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber’s razor, and cause [it] to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the [hair].

Ezekiel 5:1 (KJV)

“You, son of man, take a sharp sword. You shall take it as a barber’s razor to yourself, and shall cause it to pass over your head and over your beard. Then take balances to weigh and divide the hair.

Ezekiel 5:1 (WEB)

Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,

1 Corinthians 11:14 (BSB)

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

1 Corinthians 11:14 (KJV)

Doesn’t even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

1 Corinthians 11:14 (WEB)

17 verses, from 11 books: