In God's sight, our inner character is of greater importance than our outward appearance. As noted in 1 Samuel, God looks at the heart, not our physical appearance. The New Testament teaches that true beauty is found in a gentle and quiet spirit, as 1 Peter and Proverbs emphasize the value of inner qualities over external adornment. According to Genesis, we are created in God's image, and 1 Timothy instructs women to adorn themselves with modesty, reflecting a heart that honors God.
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But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.