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Deuteronomy 22:5
Deuteronomy 22:5 is verse 5 of Deuteronomy chapter 22, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
King James Version
The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.
World English Bible
A woman shall not wear men’s clothing, neither shall a man put on women’s clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh your God.
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Deuteronomy 22:3–7 · Berean Standard Bible
3 And you shall do the same for his donkey, his cloak, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it.
4 If you see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not ignore it; you must help him lift it up.
5 A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
6 If you come across a bird’s nest with chicks or eggs, either in a tree or on the ground along the road, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along with the young.
7 You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
1 Corinthians 11:4Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
1 Corinthians 11:5And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.
1 Corinthians 11:6If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
1 Corinthians 11:7A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
1 Corinthians 11:8For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.
1 Corinthians 11:9Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
1 Corinthians 11:10For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
1 Corinthians 11:11In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
1 Corinthians 11:12For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
1 Corinthians 11:13Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
1 Corinthians 11:14Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
1 Corinthians 11:15but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.
Deuteronomy 18:12For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.