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1 Peter 3:3-5

3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes.

4 Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.

5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands,

Cross References for 1 Peter 3:3-5

Isaiah 61:10 - I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 61:10 Click to read the verse Isaiah 61:10

2 Kings 9:30 - Jezebel Killed Then Jehu went to Jezreel. When Jezebel heard about it, she painted her eyes, ar... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 9:30 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 9:30

Psalms 45:9 - Daughters of kings are among your honored women; at your right hand is the royal bride in gold ... Click to read the verse Psalms 45:9 Click to read the verse Psalms 45:9

Esther 5:1 - Esther’s Request to the King On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the in... Click to read the verse Esther 5:1 Click to read the verse Esther 5:1

Genesis 24:47 - “I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ “She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom ... Click to read the verse Genesis 24:47 Click to read the verse Genesis 24:47

Genesis 24:22 - When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka and tw... Click to read the verse Genesis 24:22 Click to read the verse Genesis 24:22

1 Timothy 2:9-10 - I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold ... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 2:9-10 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 2:9-10

Jeremiah 2:32 - Does a maiden forget her jewelry, a bride her wedding ornaments? Yet my people have forgotten m... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:32 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:32

Genesis 24:53 - Then the servant brought out gold and silver jewelry and articles of clothing and gave them to ... Click to read the verse Genesis 24:53 Click to read the verse Genesis 24:53

Exodus 3:22 - Every woman is to ask her neighbor and any woman living in her house for articles of silver and... Click to read the verse Exodus 3:22 Click to read the verse Exodus 3:22

Proverbs 31:22 - She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple. Click to read the verse Proverbs 31:22 Click to read the verse Proverbs 31:22

Exodus 35:22 - All who were willing, men and women alike, came and brought gold jewelry of all kinds: brooches... Click to read the verse Exodus 35:22 Click to read the verse Exodus 35:22

Exodus 32:2 - Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters ... Click to read the verse Exodus 32:2 Click to read the verse Exodus 32:2

Exodus 38:8 - Basin for Washing They made the bronze basin and its bronze stand from the mirrors of the women... Click to read the verse Exodus 38:8 Click to read the verse Exodus 38:8

Exodus 33:4 - When the people heard these distressing words, they began to mourn and no one put on any orname... Click to read the verse Exodus 33:4 Click to read the verse Exodus 33:4

Isaiah 3:24 - Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a sash, a rope; instead of well-dressed... Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:24 Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:24

Romans 12:2 - Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of y... Click to read the verse Romans 12:2 Click to read the verse Romans 12:2

Isaiah 3:18-24 - In that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent neck... Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:18-24 Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:18-24

Ezekiel 23:40 - “They even sent messengers for men who came from far away, and when they arrived you bathed you... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:40 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:40

Jeremiah 4:30 - What are you doing, O devastated one? Why dress yourself in scarlet and put on jewels of gold? ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:30 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:30

Isaiah 52:1 - Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength. Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusa... Click to read the verse Isaiah 52:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 52:1

Revelation 9:8 - Their hair was like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth. Click to read the verse Revelation 9:8 Click to read the verse Revelation 9:8

Titus 2:3-15 - Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or ad... Click to read the verse Titus 2:3-15 Click to read the verse Titus 2:3-15

Ezekiel 16:7-13 - I made you grow like a plant of the field. You grew up and developed and became the most beauti... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:7-13 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:7-13