Bible Verses about Clothes
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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff
on 04/28/2026
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Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.
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Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.
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I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
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but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.
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Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
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Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
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And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
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A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor a man wear women’s clothing, for the LORD your God detests anyone who does this.
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Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.
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Make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.
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Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil.
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You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
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to be made new in the attitude of your minds;
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and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
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Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
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Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
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Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
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and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
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In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
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Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
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When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
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But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it.
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“Have Aaron your brother brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, so they may serve me as priests.
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Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor.
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Tell all the skilled workers to whom I have given wisdom in such matters that they are to make garments for Aaron, for his consecration, so he may serve me as priest.
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These are the garments they are to make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban and a sash. They are to make these sacred garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so they may serve me as priests.
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Have them use gold, and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
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“Make the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen—the work of skilled hands.
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It is to have two shoulder pieces attached to two of its corners, so it can be fastened.
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Its skillfully woven waistband is to be like it—of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen.
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“Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel
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in the order of their birth—six names on one stone and the remaining six on the other.
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Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings
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and fasten them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear the names on his shoulders as a memorial before the LORD.
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Make gold filigree settings
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and two braided chains of pure gold, like a rope, and attach the chains to the settings.
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“Fashion a breastpiece for making decisions—the work of skilled hands. Make it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.
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It is to be square—a span long and a span wide—and folded double.
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Then mount four rows of precious stones on it. The first row shall be carnelian, chrysolite and beryl;
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the second row shall be turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald;
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the third row shall be jacinth, agate and amethyst;
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the fourth row shall be topaz, onyx and jasper. Mount them in gold filigree settings.
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There are to be twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
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“For the breastpiece make braided chains of pure gold, like a rope.
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Make two gold rings for it and fasten them to two corners of the breastpiece.
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Fasten the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the breastpiece,
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and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
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Make two gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod.
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Make two more gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the seam just above the waistband of the ephod.
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The rings of the breastpiece are to be tied to the rings of the ephod with blue cord, connecting it to the waistband, so that the breastpiece will not swing out from the ephod.
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“Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of decision as a continuing memorial before the LORD.
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Also put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastpiece, so they may be over Aaron’s heart whenever he enters the presence of the LORD. Thus Aaron will always bear the means of making decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the LORD.
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“Make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth,
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with an opening for the head in its center. There shall be a woven edge like a collar around this opening, so that it will not tear.
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Make pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn around the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them.
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The gold bells and the pomegranates are to alternate around the hem of the robe.
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Aaron must wear it when he ministers. The sound of the bells will be heard when he enters the Holy Place before the LORD and when he comes out, so that he will not die.
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“Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
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Fasten a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban; it is to be on the front of the turban.
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It will be on Aaron’s forehead, and he will bear the guilt involved in the sacred gifts the Israelites consecrate, whatever their gifts may be. It will be on Aaron’s forehead continually so that they will be acceptable to the LORD.
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“Weave the tunic of fine linen and make the turban of fine linen. The sash is to be the work of an embroiderer.
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Make tunics, sashes and caps for Aaron’s sons to give them dignity and honor.
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After you put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.
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“Make linen undergarments as a covering for the body, reaching from the waist to the thigh.
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Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. “This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants.
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for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
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The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.
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Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made an ornate robe for him.
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Awake, awake, Zion, clothe yourself with strength! Put on your garments of splendor, Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again.
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I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
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Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in.
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If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,”
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have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
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I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.
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When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
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“Let’s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.” This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said, “They divided my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.”So this is what the soldiers did.
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The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.
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When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.
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John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”
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“Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
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If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith!
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“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
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“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.
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Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
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If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?
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When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
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May your priests be clothed with your righteousness; may your faithful people sing for joy.’ ”
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The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.
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After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.
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Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.
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Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God’s holy people.)
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“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
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Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.
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Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel.
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The angel said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you.”