1 Timothy 2:9
Good News Translation
I also want the women to be modest and sensible about their clothes and to dress properly; not with fancy hair styles or with gold ornaments or pearls or expensive dresses,

New Revised Standard Version
also that the women should dress themselves modestly and decently in suitable clothing, not with their hair braided, or with gold, pearls, or expensive clothes,

Contemporary English Version
I would like for women to wear modest and sensible clothes. They should not have fancy hairdos, or wear expensive clothes, or put on jewelry made of gold or pearls.

New American Bible
Similarly, [too,] women should adorn themselves with proper conduct, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hairstyles and gold ornaments, or pearls, or expensive clothes,

Douay-Rheims Bible
In like manner, women also in decent apparel: adorning themselves with modesty and sobriety, not with plaited hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly attire:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

In like manner, women also in decent apparel: adorning themselves with modesty and sobriety, not with plaited hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly attire:

that.

1 Peter 3:3-5 Whose adorning, let it not be the outward plaiting of the hair, or the wearing of gold, or the putting on of apparel: . . .

with shamefacedness.

Proverbs 7:10 Not bearing to be quiet, not able to abide still at home,

Isaiah 3:16 And the Lord said: Because the daughters of Sion are haughty, and have walked with stretched out necks, and wanton glances of their eyes, and made a noise as they walked with their feet and moved in a set pace:

Titus 2:3-5 The aged women, in like manner, in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well: . . .

not.

Genesis 24:53 And bringing forth vessels of silver and gold, and garments, he gave them to Rebecca, for a present. He offered gifts also to her brothers, and to her mother.

Exodus 35:22,23 Both men and women gave bracelets and earrings, rings and tablets: every vessel of gold was set aside to be offered to the Lord. . . .

2 Kings 9:30 And Jehu came into Jezrahel. But Jezabel, hearing of his coming in, painted her face with stibic stone, and adorned her head, and looked out of a window.

Esther 5:1 And on the third day Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's hall: now he sat upon his throne in the hall of the palace, over against the door of the house.

Psalm 45:13,14 All the glory of the king's daughter is within in golden borders, . . .

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

Proverbs 31:22 She hath made for herself clothing of tapestry: fine linen, and purple, is her covering.

Isaiah 3:18-24 In that day the Lord will take away the ornaments of shoes, and little moons, . . .

Isaiah 61:4 And they shall build the places that have been waste from of old, and shall raise up ancient ruins, and shall repair the desolate cities, that were destroyed for generation and generation.

Jeremiah 2:32 Will a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride her stomacher? but my people hath forgotten me days without number.

Jeremiah 4:30 But when thou art spoiled what wilt thou do? though thou clothest thyself with scarlet, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, and paintest thy eyes with stibic stone, thou shalt dress thyself out in vain: thy lovers have despised thee, they will seek thy life.

Ezekiel 16:9-16 And I washed thee with water, and cleansed away thy blood from thee: and I anointed thee with oil. . . .

Matthew 6:28 And for raiment why are you solicitous? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin.

Matthew 6:29 But I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these.

Matthew 11:8 But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft garments? Behold they that are clothed in soft garments, are in the houses of kings.

broidered.

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

Context
Instructions to Women
8I will therefore that men pray in every place, lifting up pure hands, without anger and contention. 9In like manner, women also in decent apparel: adorning themselves with modesty and sobriety, not with plaited hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly attire: 10But, as it becometh women professing godliness, with good works.…
Cross References
Proverbs 7:10
Not bearing to be quiet, not able to abide still at home,

Proverbs 31:25
Strength and beauty are her clothing, and she shall laugh in the latter day.

1 Timothy 2:10
But, as it becometh women professing godliness, with good works.

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

1 Timothy 2:8
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