1 Peter 3:3

Whose adorning, let it not be the outward one of braiding the hair, and of wearing golden ornaments, or of putting on apparel;

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

In Context

2when they behold your chaste deportment coupled with fear.

4but the hidden man of the heart, in that which is imperishable of the meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price.

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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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