Head
55 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
34 sections
- (Anointed) of Joy and Prosperity
- (Covered) of Defence and Protection
- (Covered) of Subjection
- (Lifted Up) of Exaltation
- (Lifted Up) of Joy and Confidence
- (Lifted Up) of Pride
- (Made Bald) of Heavy Judgments
- All the Other Members Necessary To
- Anointed
- Bowed Down in Worshipping God
- Bowed Down: As a Token of Respect
- Derision Expressed by Shaking
- Diseases of
- Liable to Baldness
- Liable to Internal Disease
- Liable to Leprosy
- Liable to Scab
- Nazarites Forbidden to Shave
- Often Anointed
- Parts of Mentioned: The Crown
- Parts of Mentioned: The Face
- Parts of Mentioned: The Forehead
- Parts of Mentioned: The Hair
- Parts of Mentioned: The Scalp
- Parts of Mentioned: The Skull
- Parts of Mentioned: The Temples
- Priests Forbidden to Shave
- Put for the Life
- Put for the Whole Person
- Shaven when Vows Were Taken
- The Body Supported and Supplied By
- The Jews Censured for Swearing By
- The Uppermost and Chief Member of the Body
- when Hoary with Age to be Respected
(Anointed) of Joy and Prosperity
- Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
- Psalm 92:10 But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.
(Covered) of Defence and Protection
- Psalm 140:7 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
(Covered) of Subjection
- 1 Corinthians 11:5 And 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 11:10 For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
(Lifted Up) of Exaltation
- Genesis 40:13 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his cupbearer.
- Psalm 27:6 Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
(Lifted Up) of Joy and Confidence
- Psalm 3:3 But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
- Luke 21:28 When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
(Lifted Up) of Pride
- Psalm 83:2 See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
(Made Bald) of Heavy Judgments
- Isaiah 3:24 Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.
- Isaiah 15:2 Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
- Isaiah 22:12 On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
- Micah 1:16 Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair in mourning for your precious children; make yourselves as bald as an eagle, for they will go from you into exile.
All the Other Members Necessary To
- 1 Corinthians 12:21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”
Anointed
- Leviticus 14:18 The rest of the oil in his palm, the priest is to put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD.
- Leviticus 14:29 The rest of the oil in his palm, the priest is to put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD.
Bowed Down in Worshipping God
- Genesis 24:26 Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,
- Exodus 4:31 and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.
Bowed Down: As a Token of Respect
- Genesis 43:23 “It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
Derision Expressed by Shaking
- 2 Kings 19:21 This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
- Psalm 22:7 All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
- Psalm 109:25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
- Matthew 27:39 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
Diseases of
- Isaiah 3:17 the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”
Liable to Baldness
- Leviticus 13:40–41 Now if a man loses his hair and is bald, he is still clean. …
- Isaiah 15:2 Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
Liable to Internal Disease
- 2 Kings 4:19 “My head! My head!” he complained to his father. So his father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.”
- Isaiah 1:5 Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
Liable to Leprosy
- Leviticus 13:42–44 But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on it. …
Liable to Scab
- Isaiah 3:17 the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”
Nazarites Forbidden to Shave
- Numbers 6:5 For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long.
Often Anointed
- Ecclesiastes 9:8 Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.
- Matthew 6:17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
Parts of Mentioned: The Crown
- Genesis 49:26 The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
- Isaiah 3:17 the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”
Parts of Mentioned: The Face
- Genesis 48:12 Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.
- 2 Kings 9:30 Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.
Parts of Mentioned: The Forehead
- 1 Samuel 17:49 Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
- Ezekiel 9:4 “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”
Parts of Mentioned: The Hair
- Judges 16:22 However, the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved.
- Psalm 40:12 For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
Parts of Mentioned: The Scalp
- Psalm 68:21 Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.
Parts of Mentioned: The Skull
- 2 Kings 9:35 But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands.
- Matthew 27:33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,
Parts of Mentioned: The Temples
- Judges 4:21–22 But as he lay sleeping from exhaustion, Heber’s wife Jael took a tent peg, grabbed a hammer, and went silently to Sisera. She drove the peg through his temple and into the ground, and he died. …
- Song of Solomon 4:3 Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
Priests Forbidden to Shave
- Leviticus 21:5 Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.
- Leviticus 21:10 The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.
Put for the Life
- Daniel 1:10 but he said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age? You would endanger my head before the king!”
- 1 Samuel 28:2 David replied, “Then you will come to know what your servant can do.” “Very well,” said Achish. “I will make you my bodyguard for life.”
Put for the Whole Person
- Genesis 49:26 The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
- Proverbs 10:6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Shaven when Vows Were Taken
- Acts 21:24 Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.
The Body Supported and Supplied By
- Ephesians 4:16 From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
The Jews Censured for Swearing By
- Matthew 5:36 Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
The Uppermost and Chief Member of the Body
- Isaiah 1:6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness— only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.
- 2 Kings 6:31 He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”
when Hoary with Age to be Respected
- Leviticus 19:32 You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.