"But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works." — 1 Timothy 2:10

1 Timothy 2:10 · KJV

“But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.”

— 1 Timothy 2:10

In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; {broided: or, plaited}

Verse 11

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

1 Timothy 2 — Context

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; {broided: or, plaited}

But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

Cross References

1 Peter 2:12

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by {your} good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. {whereas: or, wherein}

1 Peter 3:3-5

Whose adorning let it not be that outward {adorning} of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

Acts 9:36

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did. {Dorcas: or, Doe, or, Roe}

Proverbs 31:31

Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

Revelation 2:19

I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last {to be} more than the first.

2 Peter 1:6-8

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

Titus 3:8

{This is} a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

Ephesians 2:10

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. {ordained: or, prepared}