1 Peter 3:4

but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible, of the meek and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

In Context

3Of which let it not be the outward world of braiding of hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on apparel,

5For this way formerly also, the holy women, trusting in God, adorned themselves, being subordinate to their own husbands,

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Cross References

Psalms 25:9The meek he will guide in justice, and the meek he will teach his way.

Psalms 51:6Behold, thou desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part thou will make me to know wisdom.

Psalms 147:6LORD upholds the meek. He brings the wicked down to the ground.

Psalms 149:4For LORD takes pleasure in his people. He will beautify the meek with salvation.

Isaiah 29:19The meek also shall increase their joy in LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of lord LORD is upon me, because LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind (LXX/NT), and

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 3:2-8

Duties of Husbands and Wives. ( a. d. 66.) 1 Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; 2 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. 3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; 4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet… Read the whole commentary →

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