25 Strength and honor are her clothing;
She shall rejoice in time to come.

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25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
    she can laugh at the days to come.

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10 (A)Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor,
And array yourself with glory and beauty.

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10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor,
    and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.(A)

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14 But (A)put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and (B)make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

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14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ,(A) and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 13:14 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.

24 and that you (A)put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.

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24 and to put on(A) the new self,(B) created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.(C)

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Submit to God, Resist the Devil

Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, (A)all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for

(B)“God resists the proud,
But (C)gives grace to the humble.”

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,

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In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves(A) to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility(B) toward one another, because,

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”[a](C)

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.(D)

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  1. 1 Peter 5:5 Prov. 3:34

14 (A)I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
My justice was like a robe and a turban.

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14 I put on righteousness(A) as my clothing;
    justice was my robe and my turban.(B)

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10 (A)but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works.

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10 but with good deeds,(A) appropriate for women who profess to worship God.

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10 (A)I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For (B)He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
(C)As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

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10 I delight greatly in the Lord;
    my soul rejoices(A) in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
    and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,(B)
as a bridegroom adorns his head(C) like a priest,
    and as a bride(D) adorns herself with her jewels.

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11 (A)Light is sown for the righteous,
And gladness for the upright in heart.
12 (B)Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous,
(C)And give thanks [a]at the remembrance of [b]His holy name.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 97:12 Or for the memory
  2. Psalm 97:12 Or His holiness

11 Light shines[a](A) on the righteous(B)
    and joy on the upright in heart.(C)
12 Rejoice in the Lord,(D) you who are righteous,
    and praise his holy name.(E)

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  1. Psalm 97:11 One Hebrew manuscript and ancient versions (see also 112:4); most Hebrew manuscripts Light is sown

16 (A)I will also clothe her priests with salvation,
(B)And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

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16 I will clothe her priests(A) with salvation,
    and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.(B)

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Let Your priests (A)be clothed with righteousness,
And let Your saints shout for joy.

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May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;(A)
    may your faithful people(B) sing for joy.’”

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13 Therefore thus says the Lord God:

“Behold, My servants shall eat,
But you shall be hungry;
Behold, My servants shall drink,
But you shall be thirsty;
Behold, My servants shall rejoice,
But you shall be ashamed;
14 Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart,
But you shall cry for sorrow of heart,
And (A)wail for [a]grief of spirit.

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  1. Isaiah 65:14 Or a broken spirit

13 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“My servants will eat,(A)
    but you will go hungry;(B)
my servants will drink,(C)
    but you will go thirsty;(D)
my servants will rejoice,(E)
    but you will be put to shame.(F)
14 My servants will sing(G)
    out of the joy of their hearts,
but you will cry out(H)
    from anguish of heart
    and wail in brokenness of spirit.

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20 “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’ 21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were (A)faithful over a few things, (B)I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into (C)the joy of your lord.’

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20 The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’

21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.(A) Come and share your master’s happiness!’

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