9 Bible Verses about Adornment, Of Women
Most Relevant Verses
And Yahweh said: "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and they walk [with] outstretched neck, and they give flirting glances [with their] eyes, {mincing along as they go}, and {with their feet they rattle their bangles}, the Lord will make the heads of the daughters of Zion scabby, and Yahweh will lay their foreheads bare." In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets and the headbands and the crescent necklaces,read more.
the pendants and the bracelets and the veils, the headdresses and the armlets and the sashes, and the {perfume boxes} and the amulets, the signet rings and the nose rings, the festal robes and the mantles, and the cloaks and the handbags, and the mirrors and the linen garments, and the turbans and the wraps. And this shall happen: There will be a stench instead of perfume, and a rope instead of a sash, and baldness instead of a well-set hairdo, and a clothing wrap of sackcloth instead of a rich robe, branding instead of beauty.
Likewise also the women should adorn themselves in appropriate clothing, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold jewelry or pearls or expensive clothing,
And I adorned you [with] ornaments, and I put a bracelet on your arms and a necklace on your neck. And I put an ornamental ring on your nose and earrings on your ears and a {beautiful crown} on your head.
O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, the one who clothed you with crimson, the one who {adorned your clothing with golden ornaments}.
And you, devastated one, what [do] you do, that you put on crimson, that you adorn yourself [with] ornaments of gold, that you make your eyes look bigger with the eye make-up? In vain you beautify yourself. [Your] lovers reject you; they seek your life.
And you adorned yourself with gold and silver, and your clothing [was] fine linen and costly fabric and beautiful finished cloth; you ate finely milled flour and honey and olive oil, and you became exceedingly beautiful; {you were fit to be a queen}.
Let your adornment not be the external [kind], braiding hair and putting on gold jewelry or putting on [fine] clothing, but the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable [quality] of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is highly valuable in the sight of God.
but with good deeds which are fitting for women who profess godliness.
not stealing, but demonstrating all good faith, in order that they may do credit to the teaching of God our Savior in everything.