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attention to oneself,” and it is the opposite of

boldness and arrogance. So when verse 9 says,

“In like manner also, that women adorn

themselves,” “in like manner” means that

women are to be holy as well as the men, and

they’re to adorn themselves in modest apparel.

So the word modest, again, means basically to

be free from vanity. It implies dressing with

restraint and avoiding extremism and excess.

Synonyms for modesty are chastity, purity, and

holiness, and we found that modesty — now,

listen to this; this is so important — modesty

and humility are usually found together; they're

associated with one another. The word modest

is also used to express moderation in phrases

such as “a modest estimate” or “a modest

income.” A modest home is something that's

not too huge or large, extravagant or expensive.

The words simple, limited, decent, reasonable,

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