KJV King James Version
In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
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1 Timothy 2:9
In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
WEB World English Bible
In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;
ASV American Standard Version
In like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly raiment;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
in like manner also the women, in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety to adorn themselves, not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or garments of great price,
Surrounding context — 1 Timothy 2
6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, [and] lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὡσαύτωςG5615 · hōsautōslikewiseκαὶG2532 · kaiandγυναῖκαςG1135 · gunēwomanἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongκαταστολῇG2689 · katastolēattire/behaviourκοσμίῳG2887 · kosmiosrespectableμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterαἰδοῦςG127 · aidōsmodestyκαὶG2532 · kaiandσωφροσύνηςG4997 · sōphrosunēmental soundnessκοσμεῖνG2885 · kosmeōto arrangeἑαυτάς,G1438 · heautouthemselfμὴG3361 · mēnotἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongπλέγμασινG4117 · plegmabraidedκαὶG2532 · kaiandχρυσίῳG5553 · chrusiongoldἢG2228 · ēorμαργαρίταιςG3135 · margaritēspearlἢG2228 · ēorἱματισμῷG2441 · himatismosclothingπολυτελεῖ,G4185 · polutelēsvaluable
Cross-references
1 Peter 3:3-5Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;Titus 2:3-5The aged women likewise, that [they be] in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;Psalm 149:4For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.Jeremiah 4:30And [when] thou [art] spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; [thy] lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.Isaiah 3:16Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing [as] they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:2 Kings 9:30And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard [of it]; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.Jeremiah 2:32Can a maid forget her ornaments, [or] a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.Isaiah 3:18-24In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of [their] tinkling ornaments [about their feet], and [their] cauls, and [their] round tires like the moon,Matthew 6:28-29And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:Genesis 24:53And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave [them] to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.Proverbs 7:10And, behold, there met him a woman [with] the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.Isaiah 61:4And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.Esther 5:1Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on [her] royal [apparel], and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.Proverbs 31:22She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing [is] silk and purple.Matthew 11:8But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft [clothing] are in kings’ houses.Psalm 45:13-14The king’s daughter [is] all glorious within: her clothing [is] of wrought gold.Exodus 35:22-23And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, [and] brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered [offered] an offering of gold unto the LORD.Ezekiel 16:9-16Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
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