Matthew Henry Commentary Deuteronomy 22:5-12

"A woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman`s garment; for whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah thy God. If a bird`s nest chance to be before thee in the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young: thou shalt surely let the dam go, but the young thou mayest take unto thyself; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days. When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any man fall from thence. Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest the whole fruit be forfeited, the seed which thou hast sown, and the increase of the vineyard. Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together. Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together. Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four borders of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself." — Deuteronomy 22:5-12 (ASV)

God's providence extends to the smallest affairs, and his precepts do likewise, so that even in these small matters we may live in the fear of the Lord, since we are under his eye and care. Yet the nature of these laws, which seem insignificant, is such that, because they are found among the precepts of God's law, they are to be regarded as great things.

If we wish to prove ourselves to be God's people, we must respect his will and his glory, and not the vain fashions of the world. Even in putting on our clothes, as in eating or drinking, everything must be done with a serious regard to preserve our own and others' purity in heart and actions. Our eye should be single, our heart simple, and our behavior consistent.