1 Corinthians 11:14

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

“ ‘All the days of his vow of separation no razor shall come on his head, until the days are fulfilled in which he separates himself to Yahweh. He shall be holy. He shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long.

“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.

Therefore let’s not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother’s way, or an occasion for falling.

I don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.

For as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

Wake up righteously, and don’t sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

David went up by the ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered, and went barefoot. All the people who were with him each covered his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

Absalom happened to meet David’s servants. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the sky and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.

They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

Judge for yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled?

God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.

that you were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

Don’t despise prophecies.

Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.

Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants’ standard.

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

You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

For what great nation is there that has a god so near to them as Yahweh our God is whenever we call on him?

You are the children of Yahweh your God. You shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

When he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year’s end that he cut it; because it was heavy on him, therefore he cut it); he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after the king’s weight.

“No doubt, but you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.

But as for you all, come back. I will not find a wise man among you.

The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well set hair, baldness; instead of a robe, a wearing of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.

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

I said, “Please listen, you heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: Isn’t it for you to know justice?

Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, if you have faith, and don’t doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it would be done.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When you saw it, you didn’t even repent afterward, that you might believe him.

Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,

He asked them, “Don’t you understand yet?”

Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

When they are already budding, you see it and know by your own selves that the summer is already near.

Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”

With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”

but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.

who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.

who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.

Won’t the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfills the law, judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law?

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.

I say this to move you to shame. Isn’t there even one wise man among you who would be able to decide between his brothers?

I speak as to wise men. Judge what I say.

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

For if a woman is not covered, let her hair also be cut off. But if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut off or be shaved, let her be covered.

For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted.

Let the wives be quiet in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to be talking except in submission, as the law also says,

if they desire to learn anything. “Let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a wife to be talking in the assembly.”

For it is a shame even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think about these things.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.

The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, “My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!”

In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,

(for when Gentiles who don’t have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,

and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.