Modesty

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;

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

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; — read the full passage →

Whoseadorninglet it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel; — read the full passage →

Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; Buta woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.

Asa ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So isa fair woman that is without discretion.

A woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment; for whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.

But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.

but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

and those parts of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness;

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Whoseadorninglet it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel;

I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing. — read the full passage →

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; — read the full passage →

Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery: — read the full passage →

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.

but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

but whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of the sea. — read the full passage →

Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. — read the full passage →

but (which becometh women professing godliness) through good works.

Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.

The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Whoseadorninglet it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel; — read the full passage →

for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge ye this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock in his brother’s way, or an occasion of falling.

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, — read the full passage →

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come!

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; — read the full passage →

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was fair to look on. — read the full passage →

And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou to me after this manner?

Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he. — read the full passage →

I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing.

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve, — read the full passage →

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; And let thy saints shout for joy.

Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; — read the full passage →

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall bring to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose children ye now are, if ye do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

for kings and all that are in high place; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity.

Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.

And Jehovah God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.

Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove thy veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers. — read the full passage →

And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:

And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.

And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

And thou, when thou art made desolate, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with scarlet, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou enlargest thine eyes with paint, in vain dost thou make thyself fair; thy lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.

Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary: — read the full passage →

And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window.

For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? — read the full passage →

I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and that the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

For ye know what charge we gave you through the Lord Jesus. — read the full passage →

Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication; — read the full passage →

And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. — read the full passage →

For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men, — read the full passage →

and those parts of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness; — read the full passage →

Moreover Jehovah said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet; — read the full passage →

for this cause ought the woman to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and will spare no man.