The verse literally says, «I also want the women to dress modestly [respectably, decorous], with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not
with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, appropriate for women who profess to worship God» (1 Timothy 2:9).
As Peter says in 1 Peter 3:3 - 4: «Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such
as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.
Paul's instructions in 1 Timothy 2:9 - 10 — the go - to passage on feminine modesty —
discourages elaborate hairstyles, gold, pearls and expensive clothes drawing attention to self instead of God.
Another example is London - based artist Taslim Martin's metal stool, modeled on a traditional African headrest used to
preserve elaborate hairstyles while sleeping.
«I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not
with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God» (1 Timothy 2:9 - 10).
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such
as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.
9 I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with
elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, 10 but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.
If you do not want
an elaborate hairstyle for your wedding and want to keep it simple yet stunning, then you will need proper accessories like a hat veil or big floral accessories.
Starlets always want to look chic, but sometimes they have such a busy schedule that
an elaborate hairstyle is impossible.
Ofili's muse is the contemporary black woman and all her glorious countenances: lush, bejeweled, with
elaborate hairstyles, and adorned in richly patterned clothing.
Dr. Ford based his assessment of possible malingering, in part, on the Applicant's
elaborate hairstyle, which he assumed she had done herself.