Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
but -- the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible thing of the meek and quiet spirit, which is, before God, of great price,
New American Standard Bible
but let it be
King James Version
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Holman Bible
Instead, it should consist of what is inside
International Standard Version
Instead, it should be the inner disposition of the heart, consisting in the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which God values greatly.
A Conservative Version
but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible, of the meek and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.
American Standard Version
but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Amplified
but let it be [the inner beauty of] the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality and unfading charm of a gentle and peaceful spirit, [one that is calm and self-controlled, not overanxious, but serene and spiritually mature] which is very precious in the sight of God.
An Understandable Version
But [the kind of adornment you should display is] that of the inner person, with its enduring qualities of a meek and calm spirit, which are extremely valuable in God's eyes.
Anderson New Testament
but let it be the hidden man of the heart, adorned with the incorruptible ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which, in the sight of God, is of great price.
Bible in Basic English
But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.
Common New Testament
but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God's sight.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but in the internal qualities of the mind, in that purity, in that mild and dispassionate temper, which is so acceptable to the divine being.
Darby Translation
but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
but-the hidden man of the heart, with the incorruptible ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which, in the sight of God, is of great value.
Godbey New Testament
but let their beauty be the hidden man of the heart, in the purity of the meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is perfection complete.
Goodspeed New Testament
yours must be the inner beauty of character, the imperishable attraction of a quiet and gentle spirit, which has great value in the sight of God.
John Wesley New Testament
in the incorruptible ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price.
Julia Smith Translation
But the hidden man of the heart, in the uncorruptedness of a mild and quiet spirit, which is before God of great price.
King James 2000
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Lexham Expanded Bible
but the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable [quality] of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is highly valuable in the sight of God.
Modern King James verseion
but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, the meek and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the sight of God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
but let the hid man of the heart be uncorrupt, with a meek and a quiet spirit, which spirit is, before God, a thing much set by.
Moffatt New Testament
but inside, in the heart, with the immortal beauty of a gentle and modest spirit, which in the sight of God is of rare value.
Montgomery New Testament
but rather that hidden personality of the heart, the imperishable ornament of a quiet and gentle spirit, which in the sight of God is indeed precious.
NET Bible
but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God's sight.
New Heart English Bible
but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.
Noyes New Testament
but the hidden man of the heart, in that which is imperishable, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Sawyer New Testament
but let the hidden man of the heart be adorned with the imperishable [ornaments] of a meek and quiet spirit, which are of great price before God.
The Emphasized Bible
But the hidden character, of the heart, - in the incorruptible ornament of the quiet, and meek, spirit, which is, in presence of God, of great price.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
but let it be the hidden man of the heart, with that incorruptible ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God highly valuable.
Twentieth Century New Testament
but the inner life with the imperishable beauty of a quiet and gentle spirit; for this is very precious in God's sight.
Webster
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Weymouth New Testament
Instead of that, it should be a new nature within--the imperishable ornament of a gentle and peaceful spirit, which is indeed precious in the sight of God.
Williams New Testament
but they must be of an internal nature, the character concealed in the heart, in the imperishable quality of a quiet and gentle spirit, which is of great value in the sight of God.
World English Bible
but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.
Worrell New Testament
but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price.
Worsley New Testament
but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Themes
Adorning » Spiritual » General references
Christian conduct » Fulfilling domestic duties
Dress » Special advices concerning » Attire, too much stress upon outward
Marriage » The duties of a wife
Meekness » General references to » Precious in God's sight
Meekness » Precious in the sight of God
Spiritual » Adoption » Adorning
Wives » Should be adorned » With a meek and quiet spirit
Interlinear
Aphthartos
Pneuma
References
Hastings
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 Peter 3:4
Prayers for 1 Peter 3:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wives And Husbands
3 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, 4 but -- the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible thing of the meek and quiet spirit, which is, before God, of great price, 5 for thus once also the holy women who did hope on God, were adorning themselves, being subject to their own husbands,
Cross References
Romans 7:22
for I delight in the law of God according to the inward man,
Psalm 149:4
For Jehovah is pleased with His people, He beautifieth the humble with salvation.
Romans 2:29
but a Jew is he who is so inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, of which the praise is not of men, but of God.
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is on me, Because Jehovah did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands.
Matthew 11:29
take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,
2 Corinthians 4:16
wherefore, we faint not, but if also our outward man doth decay, yet the inward is renewed day by day;
Ephesians 4:2
with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,
Colossians 3:12
Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,
1 Thessalonians 4:11
and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,
Titus 3:2
of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome -- gentle, showing all meekness to all men,
1 Samuel 16:7
And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth -- for man looketh at the eyes, and Jehovah looketh at the heart.'
Psalm 25:9
He causeth the humble to tread in judgment, And teacheth the humble His way.
Psalm 45:13
All glory is the daughter of the king within, Of gold-embroidered work is her clothing.
Psalm 51:6
Lo, truth Thou hast desired in the inward parts, And in the hidden part Wisdom Thou causest me to know.
Psalm 131:2
Have I not compared, and kept silent my soul, As a weaned one by its mother? As a weaned one by me is my soul.
Psalm 147:6
Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.
Psalm 147:10-11
Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.
Isaiah 11:4
And he hath judged in righteousness the poor, And decided in uprightness for the humble of earth, And hath smitten earth with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips he putteth the wicked to death.
Isaiah 29:19
And the humble have added joy in Jehovah, And the poor among men In the Holy One of Israel rejoice.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy is His name: 'In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'
Jeremiah 51:59
The word that Jeremiah the prophet hath commanded Seraiah son of Neriah, son of Maaseiah, in his going with Zedekiah king of Judah to Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign -- and Seraiah is a quiet prince;
Matthew 5:5
Happy the meek -- because they shall inherit the land.
Matthew 21:5
'Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Lo, thy king doth come to thee, meek, and mounted on an ass, and a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.'
Matthew 23:26
'Blind Pharisee! cleanse first the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside of them also may become clean.
Luke 11:40
unthinking! did not He who made the outside also the inside make?
Luke 16:15
and he said to them, 'Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, is abomination before God;
Romans 6:6
this knowing, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of the sin may be made useless, for our no longer serving the sin;
2 Corinthians 10:1
And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you -- through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ -- who in presence, indeed am humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,
Galatians 5:23
meekness, temperance: against such there is no law;
Ephesians 4:22-24
ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,
Colossians 3:3
for ye did die, and your life hath been hid with the Christ in God;
Colossians 3:9-10
Lie not one to another, having put off the old man with his practices,
2 Thessalonians 3:12
and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, their own bread they may eat;
1 Timothy 2:2
for kings, and all who are in authority, that a quiet and peaceable life we may lead in all piety and gravity,
2 Timothy 2:25
in meekness instructing those opposing -- if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth,
James 1:21
wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;
James 3:13-17
Who is wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,
1 Peter 1:23
being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God -- living and remaining -- to the age;
1 Peter 3:15
and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And be ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;