'Seemly' in the Bible
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
So the Twelve called the disciples together and said, “It is not appropriate for us to neglect [teaching] the word of God in order to serve tables and manage the distribution of food.
And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;
Pay back to no man evil for evil. Take thought for what is right and seemly in every one's esteem.
But I say this for your own profit; not that I may set a snare before you, but for what is seemly, and waiting on the Lord without distraction.
In your own selves judge ye; is it seemly for a woman uncovered to pray to God?
and our seemly things have no need; but God did temper the body together, to the lacking part having given more abundant honour,
Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart].
Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves modestly and appropriately and discreetly in proper clothing, not with [elaborately] braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
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