1 Peter 3:4

Instead, you should be a hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptibility of a quiet and meek spirit, rich in the sight of God.

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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

3For you, there should be no unnecessary adornment of the hair, or surrounding with gold, or the wearing of ornate clothing.

5For in this way, in past times also, holy women adorned themselves, hoping in God, being subject to their own husbands.

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Cross References

Psalms 25:9O God, do not let my soul perish with the impious, nor my life with the men of blood,

Psalms 51:6You have loved all precipitous words, you deceitful tongue.

Psalms 147:6He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?

Psalms 149:4For the Lord is well pleased with his people, and he will exalt the meek unto salvation.

Isaiah 29:19And the meek will increase their rejoicing in the Lord, and the poor among men will exult in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to bring good news to the meek, so as to heal the contrite of heart, to preach leniency to captives and release to the confined,

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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