^{1 Ref} Wives, be ruled by your husbands; so that even if some of them give no attention to the word, their hearts may be changed by the behaviour of their wives,

^{2 Ref} When they see your holy behaviour in the fear of God.

^{3 Ref} Do not let your ornaments be those of the body such as dressing of the hair, or putting on of jewels of gold or fair clothing;

^{4 Ref} But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.

^{5 Ref} And these were the ornaments of the holy women of the past, whose hope was in God, being ruled by their husbands: