1 Peter 3:4
Let it be the hidden self of the heart, adorned with what never decays, a gentle and quiet spirit, which God values highly.
Treated in 7 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Clothed with Strength and Dignity ·
Guarding Your Heart: Emotions, Tongue, and Gentle Spirit cites 1 Peter 3:4
…the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price." 1 Peter 3:4 (KJV) The book of Proverbs warns us to guard our hearts with all diligence, for out of…
- The Key Teachings of Elisabeth Elliot ·
Keep a Quiet Heart cites 1 PETER 3:4
…the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. 1 PETER 3:4 Weighing it Her counsel here is plainly scriptural, and it has steadied many readers. One…
- Real Questions – Book 2 ·
What Does God Think of My Body? cites 1 Peter 3:4
…“the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight” (1 Peter 3:4). That isn’t saying looks are bad, or that you mustn’t care about clothes or hair. It’s…
- Holiness ·
Introduction cites 1 Peter iii. 4
…and the “meek and quiet spirit” which St. Peter commends is clean forgotten, (1 Peter iii. 4.) Crowds, and crying, and hot rooms, and high-flown singing, and an incessant rousing of…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Sanctification cites I Pet 3:4
…it lies chiefly in the heart. It is called ‘the adorning the hidden man of the heart.’ I Pet 3:4. The dew wets the leaf, the sap is hid in the root; so the religion of some consists only…
- The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life ·
Difficulties Concerning Guidance cites 1 Pet. 3:3-4
…a clear direction may not be found in God’s book. Take the matter of dress, and we have 1 Pet. 3:3-4 “ Do not let your adorning be external — the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold…
- A Brand Plucked from the Fire ·
Love not the World cites 1 Pet. iii. 3-5
…but which becometh a woman professing godliness, with good works." 1 Tim. ii. 9, 10; 1 Pet. iii. 3-5. I might quote many passages to the same effect, if I had time or room. Will you not hunt…