Don’t let your beauty consist of outward things like elaborate hairstyles and wearing gold jewelry or fine clothes,(A) but rather what is inside the heart[a](B)—the imperishable quality of a gentle(C) and quiet(D) spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.

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  1. 3:4 Or rather, the hidden person of the heart

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.(A) Rather, it should be that of your inner self,(B) the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.(C)

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