In Africa, Women Wear Headscarfs as Part of the Fashion Culture. Is There Anything Wrong If They Did Not Cut Their Hair but Wear the Headscarfs as a?
1) Direct Answer
No. If a woman keeps her hair uncut, there is nothing wrong with wearing a headscarf as part of cultural fashion—so long as it is modest and not used to replace the biblical sign God gave, which is her long hair.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- The Bible says a woman’s long hair is her covering: “For her hair is given her for a covering” (1 Corinthians 11:15). That is the God-given sign on her head.
- Paul warns that being shorn or shaven is a shame (1 Corinthians 11:5–6), so the issue God marks is cutting the hair—not whether a cloth is on the head.
- Modesty guides adornment: “Women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety” (1 Timothy 2:9), and the emphasis is the hidden heart over outward show (1 Peter 3:3–4).
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
- Now notice: the Scripture itself identifies the woman’s long, uncut hair as the covering. A scarf can be worn, but it is optional and cultural. It does not add to, or substitute for, what God already gave.
- If a woman cuts her hair, wearing a scarf cannot fix the spiritual sign she has set aside. But if she keeps her hair uncut, she is covered before God whether she wears a scarf or not.
- The only caution is modesty. If the scarf serves modesty and cultural respect, fine. If it becomes vanity or display, that misses the spirit of the Word.
4) Reinforcing Statement
You see, keep the God-given covering—your uncut hair—and walk in modesty. A headscarf is permissible as fashion or modesty, but your hair is the biblical covering.
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Forsaking all
62-0123 §107
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Questions and Answers, Part 4
64-0830E §72
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Testimony
50-0814 §43
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Expectation
51-0930 §51
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Life story (William Branham)
50-0820A §55
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