1 Peter 3:3
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3 (A)Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear—
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1 Timothy 2:9-10
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9 likewise also (A)that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, 10 (B)but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.
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Romans 12:2
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2 (A)Do not be conformed to this world,[a] but be transformed by (B)the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may (C)discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.[b]
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- Romans 12:2 Greek age
- Romans 12:2 Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God
Isaiah 3:18-24
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18 In that day the Lord will take away (A)the finery of the anklets, the (B)headbands, and the (C)crescents; 19 the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarves; 20 the (D)headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets; 21 the signet rings and (E)nose rings; 22 the (F)festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags; 23 the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils.
24 Instead of (G)perfume there will be rottenness;
and instead of a (H)belt, a rope;
and instead of (I)well-set hair, (J)baldness;
and instead of a rich robe, a (K)skirt of sackcloth;
and (L)branding instead of beauty.
Titus 2:3-15
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3 (A)Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, (B)not slanderers (C)or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, (D)pure, (E)working at home, kind, and (F)submissive to their own husbands, (G)that the word of God may not be reviled. 6 Likewise, urge (H)the younger men to be self-controlled. 7 Show yourself in all respects to be (I)a model of good works, and in your teaching (J)show integrity, (K)dignity, 8 and (L)sound speech that cannot be condemned, (M)so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. 9 (N)Bondservants[a] are to be submissive to their own masters (O)in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, (P)but showing all good faith, (Q)so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.
11 For (R)the grace of God (S)has appeared, bringing salvation (T)for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and (U)worldly passions, and (V)to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in (W)the present age, 13 (X)waiting for our blessed (Y)hope, the (Z)appearing of the glory of our great (AA)God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 (AB)who gave himself for us to (AC)redeem us from all lawlessness and (AD)to purify for himself (AE)a people for his own possession who are (AF)zealous for good works.
15 Declare these things; exhort and (AG)rebuke with all authority. (AH)Let no one disregard you.
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- Titus 2:9 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Ezekiel 16:7-13
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7 (A)I made you flourish like a plant of the field. And you grew up and became tall (B)and arrived at full adornment. Your breasts were formed, and your hair had grown; yet (C)you were naked and bare.
8 “When I passed by you again and saw you, behold, you were at the age for love, and (D)I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness; I made my vow to you (E)and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord God, (F)and you became mine. 9 Then I bathed you with water and washed off your blood from you and (G)anointed you with oil. 10 (H)I clothed you also with embroidered cloth and shod you with fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.[a] 11 (I)And I adorned you with ornaments and (J)put bracelets on your wrists and a chain on your neck. 12 And I put a ring on your nose and earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head. 13 Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen and silk and embroidered cloth. (K)You ate fine flour and honey and oil. (L)You grew exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty.
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- Ezekiel 16:10 Or with rich fabric
Isaiah 61:10
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10 (A)I will greatly rejoice in the Lord;
my soul shall exult in my God,
(B)for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;
he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself (C)like a priest with a beautiful headdress,
(D)and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Jeremiah 4:30
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30 And you, O desolate one,
what do you mean that you dress in scarlet,
(A)that you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold,
(B)that you enlarge your eyes with paint?
In vain you beautify yourself.
(C)Your lovers despise you;
they seek your life.
Jeremiah 2:32
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32 (A)Can a virgin forget her ornaments,
or a bride her attire?
Yet (B)my people have forgotten me
days without number.
Isaiah 52:1
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The Lord's Coming Salvation
52 (A)Awake, awake,
put on your strength, O Zion;
(B)put on your beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, (C)the holy city;
(D)for there shall no more come into you
the uncircumcised and the unclean.
Exodus 33:4
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4 When the people heard this disastrous word, they (A)mourned, and (B)no one put on his ornaments.
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Genesis 24:53
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53 And the servant brought out jewelry of silver and of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave to her brother and to her mother costly ornaments.
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Genesis 24:47
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47 Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ (A)So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms.
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Genesis 24:22
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22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing a half shekel,[a] and two bracelets for her arms weighing ten gold shekels,
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- Genesis 24:22 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
Psalm 45:9
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9 daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor;
(A)at your right hand stands the queen in (B)gold of Ophir.
Exodus 38:8
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Making the Bronze Basin
8 (A)He made the basin of bronze and its stand of bronze, from the mirrors of the (B)ministering women who ministered in the entrance of the tent of meeting.
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Exodus 32:2
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2 So Aaron said to them, “Take off the (A)rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.”
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Ezekiel 23:40
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40 They even sent for men to come from afar, (A)to whom a messenger was sent; and behold, they came. For them you bathed yourself, (B)painted your eyes, (C)and adorned yourself with ornaments.
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Esther 5:1
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Esther Prepares a Banquet
5 (A)On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in (B)the inner court of the king's palace, in front of the king's quarters, while the king was sitting on his royal throne inside the throne room opposite the entrance to the palace.
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Exodus 35:22
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22 So they came, both men and women. All who were of a willing heart brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and armlets, all sorts of gold objects, every man dedicating an offering of gold to the Lord.
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Exodus 3:22
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22 but each woman shall ask of her neighbor, and any woman who lives in her house, for (A)silver and gold jewelry, and for clothing. You shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So (B)you shall plunder the Egyptians.”
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2 Kings 9:30
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Jehu Executes Jezebel
30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. And (A)she painted her eyes and adorned her head and looked out of the window.
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