1 Corinthians 11:15

13 Judge among yourselves. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

14 Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

15 But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given¹ to her for a covering.

16 But ^aif anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, ^bnor do the churches of God.

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17 Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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1 Corinthians 11:15

But if a woman have long hair - The Author of their being has given a larger proportion of hair to the head of women than to that of men; and to them it is an especial ornament, and may in various cases serve as a veil.

It is a certain fact that a man' s long hair renders him contemptible, and a woman' s long hair renders her more amiable. Nature and the apostle speak the same language; we may account for it as we please.

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