Verse Comparison: 1 Peter 3:3

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American Standard Version
Whose `adorning' let it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel;

Amplified® Bible
Let not yours be the [merely] external adorning with [elaborate] interweaving {and} knotting of the hair, the wearing of jewelry, or changes of clothes;

Contemporary English Version
Don't depend on things like fancy hairdos or gold jewelry or expensive clothes to make you look beautiful.

Darby English Version
whose adorning let it not be that outward one of tressing of hair, and wearing gold, or putting on apparel;

Good News Bible
You should not use outward aids to make yourselves beautiful, such as the way you fix your hair, or the jewelry you put on, or the dresses you wear.

International Standard Version
Your beauty should not be an external one, consisting of braided hair or the wearing of gold ornaments and dresses.

King James Version
Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

New American Standard Bible
Your adornment must not be {merely} external--braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses;

New International Version
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes.

New King James Version
Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel—

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Your adornment must not consist of external behavior merely external--braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses;

Young's Literal Translation
whose adorning -- let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments,


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