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Want to know what the Bible says about Head Coverings? Here are 32 Bible verses about Head Coverings from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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1 Corinthians 11:13 NIV
Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
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Genesis 3:16 NIV
To the woman he said,
“I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;
    with painful labor you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband,
    and he will rule over you.
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1 Corinthians 14:34 NIV
Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
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1 Corinthians 11:3 NIV
But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
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Ephesians 5:25 NIV
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
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1 Corinthians 11:16 NIV
If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.
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Genesis 2:18 NIV
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
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1 Corinthians 11:6 NIV
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.
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Esther 6:12 NIV
Afterward Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief,
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Psalm 140:7 NIV
Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer,
    you shield my head in the day of battle.
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