shaving......or not

[Andres&Christie]

umm my two cents...some men think it is best that they not shave to maintain the original appearance God gave them, but how would these same men feel if their wives stopped shaving to maintain their "original" appearance? Hairy legs, armpits, mustache and all! Frankly I think it is a matter of personal preference and no one way is wrong, right, or more Godly. I am with Cecil...God loves creativity and diversity.

 

[DiscussingTheTopic]

New International Version (©1984)
"'Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.

New Living Translation (©2007)
"Do not trim off the hair on your temples or trim your beards.

English Standard Version (©2001)
You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
'You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads nor harm the edges of your beard.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
"Never shave the hair on your foreheads, and never cut the edges of your beard.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
You shall not shave around the sides of your heads, neither shall you disfigure the corners of your beard.

American King James Version
You shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shall you mar the corners of your beard.

American Standard Version
Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Nor shall you cut your hair roundwise: nor shave your beard.

Darby Bible Translation
ye shall not shave the corners of your head round, neither shalt thou mutilate the corners of thy beard.

English Revised Version
Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

Webster's Bible Translation
Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

World English Bible
"'You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your heads, neither shall you clip off the edge of your beard.

Young's Literal Translation
'Ye do not round the corner of your head, nor destroy the corner of thy beard.

New International Version (©1984)
Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,

New Living Translation (©2007)
Isn't it obvious that it's disgraceful for a man to have long hair?

English Standard Version (©2001)
Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

International Standard Version (©2008)
Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
Does not even nature teach you that when a man has grown his hair, it is a disgrace to him?

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Doesn't nature itself teach you that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair?

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Does not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man has long hair, it is a shame unto him?

American King James Version
Does not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame to him?

American Standard Version
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that a man indeed, if he nourish his hair, it is a shame unto him?

Darby Bible Translation
Does not even nature itself teach you, that man, if he have long hair, it is a dishonour to him?

English Revised Version
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a dishonour to him?

Webster's Bible Translation
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man hath long hair, it is a shame to him?

Weymouth New Testament
Does not Nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair it is a dishonor to him,

World English Bible
Doesn't even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

Young's Literal Translation
doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man indeed have long hair, a dishonour it is to him?

 

[steve]

dtt, you seem to be trying to make a point of some sort.

how do you square your view with a nazarite vow?
according to how you view that verse it would seem that a nazarite vow would be a disgrace.

 

[CecilW]

As would all of our military, and particularly our Marines, with their "high and tight" haircuts.

 

[littlemouse]

has anyone done a study on shaving, having a beard? the spiritual implications?
i am putting this in "off topic" just to be safe

Ok, I haven't read through the previous pages, since I don't have that much time .

My take on shaving, there's nothing wrong with it. It's mentioned as a ceremonial law for the Hebrews, that they are not to trim their beard, but never mentioned again afterwards.