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Lasting Beauty vs. Fading Fashion
Commentators stress that Peter contrasts two types of beauty. Outward adornment like clothing and jewelry is described as 'corruptible' and temporary. True, lasting beauty comes from the 'hidden person of the heart'—one's inner character. The verse calls for a shift in values, prioritizing the cultivation of an inner life that is imperishable over external appearances that fade.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Peter 3:4
18th Century
Theologian
But let it be the hidden man of the heart. This expression is substantially the same as that of Paul in Romans 7:22, the inward man.
AT Robertson
On 1 Peter 3:4
But the hidden man of the heart (αλλ' ο κρυπτος της καρδιας ανθρωπος). Here ανθρωπος is in contrast with κοσμος just before. See P…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Peter 3:4
19th Century
Bishop
But let it be . . .—The connection of the clauses is somewhat difficult, but is made more so by our translation of [Reference 1 Pe…
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Peter 3:3–4
19th Century
Preacher
There is no ornament like that. No taste can ever conceive anything so lovely as a holy character. No expensive materials, and no ingenious fashion…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Peter 3:4
The divinely intended manner of life for wives is inward, not outward. Human beings constantly make superficial value judgments (see [Reference 1 S…
John Calvin
On 1 Peter 3:4
16th Century
Theologian
But let it be the hidden, man of the heart. The contrast here should be carefully observed. Cato said that those who are anxiously engaged…
John Gill
On 1 Peter 3:4
17th Century
Pastor
But [let it be] the hidden man of the heart
By which is meant internal grace; which gives a beauty and ornament to t…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Peter 3:1–7
17th Century
Minister
The wife must fulfill her duty to her own husband, even if he does not obey the word. We see daily how closely evil men watch the ways and lives of…