What the Bible says about
Cutting
4 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools
“You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.”— Leviticus 19:28 BSB
“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
“You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,”— Deuteronomy 14:1 BSB
““Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.”— Jeremiah 16:6 BSB