1 Peter 3:4 - English Majority Text Version 2009

⁴ rather [let it be] the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible [attitude] of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious before God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ But let it be the inward adorning and beauty of the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible and unfading charm of a gentle and peaceful spirit, which [is not anxious or wrought up, but] is very precious in the sight of God.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ 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.

Common English Bible

⁴ Instead, make yourselves beautiful on the inside, in your hearts, with the enduring quality of a gentle, peaceful spirit. This type of beauty is very precious in God’s eyes.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Instead, you should be a hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit, rich in the sight of God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ But the hidden man of the heart in the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit, which is rich in the sight of God.

1 Peter 3:4 Cross References

Matthew 11:29

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Matthew 21:5

"Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your King is coming to you, humble, and sitting on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.' "

Matthew 23:26

Blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside of them may be clean also.

Matthew 5:5

Blessed [are] the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Luke 11:40

Fools! Did not He who made the outside also make the inside?

Luke 16:15

And He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. Because that which is exalted among men is an abomination before God.

Romans 1:23

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for a likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and reptiles.

Romans 2:29

but he [is] a Jew that [is one] inwardly; and circumcision is of the heart, in [the] spirit, not in [the ]letter, whose praise is not from men but from God.

Romans 6:6

knowing this, that our old man was crucified [with Him], so that the body of sin may be done away with, [that] we should no longer serve sin.

Romans 7:22

For I delight in the law of God in my inner being.

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I, Paul, myself appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who face to face [am] lowly among you, but when I am away am bold toward you.

2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we do not despair, but even if our outward man is being destroyed, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.

Galatians 5:23

gentleness, self-control-against such things there is no law.

Ephesians 4:2

with all humility and meekness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,

Colossians 3:12

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience;

Colossians 3:3

For you died, and your life has been hidden with Christ in God.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

and that you aspire to be quiet, and to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, just as we commanded you,

2 Thessalonians 3:12

And to such [people] we command and urge by our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.

1 Timothy 2:2

on behalf of kings and all those who are in authority, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

2 Timothy 2:25

in meekness instructing those that oppose, if God perhaps may give them repentance, to a full knowledge of the truth,

Titus 3:2

to slander no one, to be peaceable, gentle, demonstrating all meekness to all men.

James 1:21

Therefore laying aside all filthiness and abundance of evil, in meekness receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

1 Peter 1:23

having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever.

1 Peter 3:15

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be prepared with a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;