Bible Verses About Widows: Were clothed in mourning after the decease of husbands

she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.

Then Tamar got up and departed. And she removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments again.

So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.