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1 Peter 3:3

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

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1 Peter 3:3 — The New International Version (NIV)

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.

1 Peter 3:3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear—

1 Peter 3:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

1 Peter 3:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes.

1 Peter 3:3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel—

1 Peter 3:3 — New Century Version (NCV)

It is not fancy hair, gold jewelry, or fine clothes that should make you beautiful.

1 Peter 3:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

1 Peter 3:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

whose adorning let it not be that outward one of tressing of hair, and wearing gold, or putting on apparel;

1 Peter 3:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Wives must not let their beauty be something external. Beauty doesn’t come from hairstyles, gold jewelry, or clothes.

1 Peter 3:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Your beauty should not consist of outward things like elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold ornaments or fine clothes.

1 Peter 3:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Do not adorn yourselves outwardly by braiding your hair, and by wearing gold ornaments or fine clothing;

1 Peter 3:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Let your adornment not be the external kind, braiding hair and putting on gold jewelry or putting on fine clothing,

1 Peter 3:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Braiding your hair doesn’t make you beautiful. Wearing gold jewelry or fine clothes doesn’t make you beautiful.


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