Hi,<\/p>\n
There is a fashion trend among black males to plait their hair or have dreadlocks like rastas. What do the Scriptures say about this?<\/p>\n\t
It depends on the purpose of the hairstyling. I know that the tightly curly hair among those of African descent is often difficult to manage. Dreadlocks are one way to manage the hair without resorting to very short haircuts.<\/p>\n
However, things like braided hair can be a vanity statement. Things in this life are not nearly as important as our spiritual life. “Do not let your adornment be merely outward — arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel — rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God<\/em>” (I Peter 1:3-4). We have to keep proper priorities. What we should be noticed for is who we are as Christians and not for what we look like.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: Hi, There is a fashion trend among black males to plait their hair or have dreadlocks like rastas. What do the Scriptures say about this? Answer: It depends on the purpose of the hairstyling. I know that the tightly curly hair among those of African descent is often difficult to manage. Dreadlocks are one…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[1009],"class_list":["post-42534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-hairstyles"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":93453,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-marriage-the-business-of-the-church-or-the-family\/","url_meta":{"origin":42534,"position":0},"title":"Is marriage the business of the church or the family?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello Minister, I hope you are doing well. 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For long hair is given to her as a covering\" (I Corinthians 11:14-15).\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":42185,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/was-the-standard-for-priests-to-have-short-hair-and-trimmed-beards\/","url_meta":{"origin":42534,"position":4},"title":"Was the standard for priests to have short hair and trimmed beards?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 20, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I was wondering about Ezekiel 44:20, \"They shall neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow long, but they shall keep their hair well-trimmed.\" I was wondering: Was this a standard for the priests before this time or was this instituted later? 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