Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5760 Human attitudes and behaviour » 5778 adorning A form of ornamentation, using especially jewels and precious metals, to enhance the beauty of buildings or people. Buildings were adorned with various materials 2 Chronicles 3:6 See also Psalm 45:8; Isaiah 60:13; Amos 3:15 Objects of worship were adorned Hosea 10:1 See also Jeremiah 10:3-4 Women adorned themselves with jewellery and fine clothes Ezekiel 16:11-12 See also 2 Samuel 1:24; Jeremiah 4:30; Ezekiel 16:13 Personal adornment should not be allowed to detract from worship 1 Timothy 2:9 See also 1 Peter 3:3-4 Adorning used in a metaphorical sense Isaiah 61:10 See also Job 40:10; Psalm 93:5; Psalm 144:12; Proverbs 1:8-9; Isaiah 60:7; Revelation 21:2 See also
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