1 Timothy 2:9

Similarly also nashim (women) should adorn themselves with respectable comportment and tznius (modesty, piety) in appearance and with decency and propriety, not with coiffures and gold or pearls or costly clothing,

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

In Context

8I want, therefore, kol bnei Adam to daven in every shul, lifting up yadayim kodesh (holy hands) without ka'as (anger) and madon (strife).

10But with what is proper for nashim professing yirat Shomayim, that is, by means of ma'asim tovim (good works).

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Cross References

Exodus 35:22And they came, both anashim and nashim, as many as were nediv lev, and brought bracelets, and face-adornment rings, and rings, and body ornaments, all jewelry of zahav; and every ish that offered offered a tenufat zahav unto Hashem.

Esther 5:1Now it came to pass on the yom hashelishi, that Ester put on her royal apparel, and stood in the pnimiyus + 5:1 khatzer of the Beis HaMelech in front of the Beis HaMelech; and HaMelech sat upon his kisse malkhut (royal throne) in the Beis Hamalkhut, facing the Petach HaBeis (Entrance of HaBeis).

Psalms 149:4For Hashem taketh pleasure in His people; 1 He will crown the meek with Yeshu'ah (salvation). 1

Proverbs 31:22She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; 1 her levush (clothing) is fine linen and purple. 1

Isaiah 3:18In Yom Hahu, Adonoi will take away the fine show of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their headbands, and their crescent necklaces,

Jeremiah 2:32Can a betulah forget her jewelry, 1 or a kallah her adornments? 1 Yet My people have forgotten Me 1 yamim ein mispar (days without number). 1

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 2:2-9

Universal Prayer Recommended. ( a. d. 64.) 1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ… Read the whole commentary →

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