but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God has shone forth.

Your adornment must not be merely external—braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses;

As in water face reflects face,
So the heart of man reflects man.

A joyful heart makes a cheerful face,
But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands;

“You are altogether beautiful, my darling,
And there is no blemish in you.

Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her capture you with her eyelids.

As for the saints who are in the earth,
They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

And by knowledge the rooms are filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.

And a man who had been lame from his mother’s womb was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order to beg alms of those who were entering the temple.

The King’s daughter is all glorious within;
Her clothing is interwoven with gold.

For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man,

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

“And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My hope is in You.

Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.

but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

So teach us to number our days,
That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.

Their inner thought is that their houses are forever
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They have called their lands after their own names.

Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.

He stretched out the form of a hand and caught me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the seat of the idol of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy, was located.

Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments,

(now the man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. And the woman was intelligent and beautiful in appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his dealings, and he was a Calebite),

For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,

I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good.

Strength and dignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the future.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;

and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him—