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Proverbs 31:30
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Proverbs 31:30
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30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.(A)
Proverbs 31:30
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Proverbs 31:30
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30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
1 Peter 3:4-5
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1 Peter 3:4-5
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4 rather, let your adornment be the inner self with the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight.(A) 5 It was in this way long ago that the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves by being subject to their husbands.
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1 Peter 3:4-5
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1 Peter 3:4-5
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4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self,(A) the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.(B) 5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God(C) used to adorn themselves.(D) They submitted themselves to their own husbands,
Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.(A)
Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
Proverbs 11:22
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Proverbs 11:22
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22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
is a beautiful woman without good sense.
Proverbs 11:22
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Proverbs 11:22
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22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
Proverbs 8:13
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Proverbs 8:13
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13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.(A)
Proverbs 8:13
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Proverbs 8:13
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1 Peter 1:24
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1 Peter 1:24
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24 For
“All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and the flower falls,(A)
1 Peter 1:24
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1 Peter 1:24
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24 For,
“All people are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
1 Corinthians 4:5
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1 Corinthians 4:5
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5 Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive commendation from God.(A)
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1 Corinthians 4:5
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1 Corinthians 4:5
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5 Therefore judge nothing(A) before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes.(B) He will bring to light(C) what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.(D)
Psalm 147:11
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Psalm 147:11
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11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.
Psalm 147:11
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Psalm 147:11
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Esther 1:11-12
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Esther 1:11-12
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11 to bring Queen Vashti before the king wearing the royal crown, in order to show the peoples and the officials her beauty, for she was fair to behold. 12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command conveyed by the eunuchs. At this the king was enraged, and his anger burned within him.
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Esther 1:11-12
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Esther 1:11-12
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11 to bring(A) before him Queen Vashti, wearing her royal crown, in order to display her beauty(B) to the people and nobles, for she was lovely to look at. 12 But when the attendants delivered the king’s command, Queen Vashti refused to come. Then the king became furious and burned with anger.(C)
1 Peter 1:7
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1 Peter 1:7
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7 so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.(A)
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1 Peter 1:7
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1 Peter 1:7
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7 These have come so that the proven genuineness(A) of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire(B)—may result in praise, glory and honor(C) when Jesus Christ is revealed.(D)
Luke 1:6
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Luke 1:6
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6 Both of them were righteous before God, living blamelessly according to all the commandments and regulations of the Lord.(A)
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Luke 1:6
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Luke 1:6
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6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.(A)
Proverbs 6:25
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Proverbs 6:25
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25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes,(A)
Proverbs 6:25
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Proverbs 6:25
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25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
or let her captivate you with her eyes.
2 Samuel 14:25
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2 Samuel 14:25
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David Forgives Absalom
25 Now in all Israel there was no one to be praised so much for his beauty as Absalom; from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.(A)
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2 Samuel 14:25
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2 Samuel 14:25
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25 In all Israel there was not a man so highly praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. From the top of his head to the sole of his foot there was no blemish in him.
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