Thematic Bible: Should be adorned
Thematic Bible
Wives » Should be adorned » With good works
and has a reputation for good works: as one who has raised children, practiced hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped those in distress -- as one who has exhibited all kinds of good works.
but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God.
Wives » Should be adorned » Not with ornaments
Let your beauty not be external -- the braiding of hair and wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes --
Likewise the women are to dress in suitable apparel, with modesty and self-control. Their adornment must not be with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive clothing,
Wives » Should be adorned » With a meek and quiet spirit
but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God's sight. For in the same way the holy women who hoped in God long ago adorned themselves by being subject to their husbands,
Wives » Should be adorned » With modesty and sobriety
Likewise the women are to dress in suitable apparel, with modesty and self-control. Their adornment must not be with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive clothing,