Genesis 24:22
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22 So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden (A)nose ring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold,
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Exodus 32:2-3
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2 And Aaron said to them, “Break off the (A)golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” 3 So all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
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1 Peter 3:8
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Called to Blessing
8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be [a]courteous;
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- 1 Peter 3:8 NU humble
1 Peter 3:3
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3 (A)Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel—
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1 Timothy 2:9-10
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9 in like manner also, that the (A)women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and [a]moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, 10 (B)but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works.
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- 1 Timothy 2:9 discretion
Ezekiel 16:11-12
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11 I adorned you with ornaments, (A)put bracelets on your wrists, (B)and a chain on your neck. 12 And I put a [a]jewel in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.
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- Ezekiel 16:12 Lit. ring
Jeremiah 2:32
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32 Can a virgin forget her ornaments,
Or a bride her attire?
Yet My people (A)have forgotten Me days without number.
Isaiah 3:19-23
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19 The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils;
20 The headdresses, the leg ornaments, and the headbands;
The perfume boxes, the charms,
21 and the rings;
The nose jewels,
22 the festal apparel, and the mantles;
The outer garments, the purses,
23 and the mirrors;
The fine linen, the turbans, and the robes.
Esther 5:1
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Esther’s Banquet
5 Now it happened (A)on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in (B)the inner court of the king’s palace, across from the king’s house, while the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance of the [a]house.
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- Esther 5:1 LXX adds many extra details in vv. 1, 2
Genesis 24:47
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47 Then I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the nose ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
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Genesis 24:30
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30 So it came to pass, when he saw the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and when he heard the words of his sister Rebekah, saying, “Thus the man spoke to me,” that he went to the man. And there he stood by the camels at the well.
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Genesis 23:15-16
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15 “My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred (A)shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead.” 16 And Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham (B)weighed out the silver for Ephron which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency of the merchants.
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