What Does the Bible Say About Men Wearing Womens Clothing?

Deuteronomy 22:5 ESV / 24 helpful votes

“A woman shall not wear a man's garment, nor shall a man put on a woman's cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God.

1 Timothy 2:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire,

Deuteronomy 22:1-30 ESV / 5 helpful votes

“You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep going astray and ignore them. You shall take them back to your brother. And if he does not live near you and you do not know who he is, you shall bring it home to your house, and it shall stay with you until your brother seeks it. Then you shall restore it to him. And you shall do the same with his donkey or with his garment, or with any lost thing of your brother's, which he loses and you find; you may not ignore it. You shall not see your brother's donkey or his ox fallen down by the way and ignore them. You shall help him to lift them up again. “A woman shall not wear a man's garment, nor shall a man put on a woman's cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God. ...

1 Peter 3:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear—

1 Timothy 2:9-10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.

1 Corinthians 11:1-34 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven. ...

1 Corinthians 11:14-15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him, but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering.

Deuteronomy 22:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

You shall not wear cloth of wool and linen mixed together.

1 Corinthians 11:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head,

John 3:16-17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

John 3:1-36 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. ...

Zechariah 8:23 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”

Haggai 2:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

‘If someone carries holy meat in the fold of his garment and touches with his fold bread or stew or wine or oil or any kind of food, does it become holy?’” The priests answered and said, “No.”

Zephaniah 1:8 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And on the day of the Lord's sacrifice— “I will punish the officials and the king's sons and all who array themselves in foreign attire.

Proverbs 7:10 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And behold, the woman meets him, dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart.

1 Samuel 15:27 ESV / 1 helpful vote

As Samuel turned to go away, Saul seized the skirt of his robe, and it tore.

Numbers 31:50 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And we have brought the Lord's offering, what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and beads, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.”

Leviticus 19:19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

“You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material.

Exodus 22:6 ESV / 1 helpful vote

“If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire shall make full restitution.

Genesis 1:27 ESV / 1 helpful vote

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

20 Bible Verses about Men Wearing Womens Clothing

Deuteronomy 22:5 ESV / 24 helpful votes

1 Timothy 2:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 22:1-30 ESV / 5 helpful votes

1 Peter 3:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Timothy 2:9-10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 11:1-34 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 11:14-15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 22:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 11:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16-17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:1-36 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Zechariah 8:23 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Haggai 2:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Zephaniah 1:8 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Proverbs 7:10 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Samuel 15:27 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Numbers 31:50 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Leviticus 19:19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Exodus 22:6 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Genesis 1:27 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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20 Bible Verses about Men Wearing Womens Clothing

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Deuteronomy 22:1-30 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Deuteronomy 22:5 ESV / 24 helpful votes

1 Timothy 2:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 22:1-30 ESV / 5 helpful votes

1 Peter 3:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Timothy 2:9-10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 11:1-34 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 11:14-15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 22:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 11:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16-17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:1-36 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Zechariah 8:23 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Haggai 2:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Zephaniah 1:8 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Proverbs 7:10 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Samuel 15:27 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Numbers 31:50 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Leviticus 19:19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Exodus 22:6 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Genesis 1:27 ESV / 1 helpful vote