1 Peter 3:4

But the hidden man of the heart in the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit, which is rich in the sight of God.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

3Whose adorning let it not be the outward plaiting of the hair, or the wearing of gold, or the putting on of apparel:

5For after this manner heretofore the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

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Cross References

Psalms 25:9He will guide the mild in judgment: he will teach the meek his ways.

Psalms 51:6To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: that thou mayst be justified in thy words and mayst overcome when thou art judged.

Psalms 147:6who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things that are in them.

Psalms 149:4dummy verses inserted by amos

Isaiah 29:19And the meek shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 61:1The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me: he hath sent me to preach to the meek, to heal the contrite of heart, and to preach a release to the captives, and deliverance to them that are shut up.

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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