(A)[a]Whose appareling let it not be that outward, with braided hair, and gold put about, or in putting on of apparel:

But let it be the [b]hidden man of the heart, which consisteth in the incorruption of a meek and quiet spirit, which is [c]before God a thing much set by.

[d]For even after this manner in time past did the holy women, which trusted in God, tire themselves, and were subject to their husbands.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:3 He condemneth the riot and excess of women and setteth forth their true appareling such as is precious before God: to wit, the inward and incorruptible which consisteth in a meek and quiet spirit.
  2. 1 Peter 3:4 Who hath his seat fastened in the heart: so that the hid man is set against the outward decking of the body.
  3. 1 Peter 3:4 Precious indeed, and so taken of God.
  4. 1 Peter 3:5 An argument taken of the example of women, and especially of Sarah who was the mother of all believers.

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