So what is going on in 1 Timothy 2:9? Let's start with the KJV. “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” is apparently an old spelling of “braided.”) Notice the punctuation.
1 Peter 3:3-4 ESV Do not let your adorning be external -- the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear -- (4) but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.
Braided hair is symbolic of strength, wisdom and honouring ancestors.
The Bible says that any woman who cuts and styles her hair to be so short as to look like a man's might as well be shorn (shaved) to symbolize a fallen woman. God views a woman cutting her hair short as a sign of open rebellion toward her Creator (verse 6). Cutting one's hair is not the same as shearing or shaving it.
Also broided means Braided hair that has been woven or laced together. The word "braided" can also be used as an adjective to describe something that is ornamented with braid or made by intertwining three or more strands.
Throughout history, braiding has been used for several reasons—from defining tribes, social status, and other societal classifications to mapping escape routes for slaves. This tradition of carefully intertwining tresses has been passed down through generations and become an integral part of Black and African cultures.
1 Peter 3:3-4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995) Your adornment must not be merely external—braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.
For instance, in 1 Timothy 2:9-10, the apostle Paul urges Christian women to emphasize their good deeds instead of their beauty, dressing modestly and not wearing “elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls.” And in 1 Peter 3, woman are urged that their beauty not “come from outward adornment” like gold jewelry (v. 3).
In the Old Testament, there are many references to "locks." Rastas relate locks to the Nazarite vow described in the earlier parts of the Old Testament. From this verse, one can see how Rastas have determined that dreadlocks are part of the holy Nazarite vow, as Samson has seven locks.
The "broidered hair" (πλέγμα, twist) of 1Ti 2:9, refers to the fashionable custom among the Roman ladies of wearing the hair platted, and fixed with crisping-pins (comp. 1Pe 3:3). "The Eastern females," says Sir J. Chardin, " wear their hair very long, and divided into a number of tresses.
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The scholars are unanimously agreed that it is not permissible to pray with one's sleeves or garment rolled up and the like, or with one's hair braided or with one's hair wrapped up beneath the turban and so on.
In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul says in verse 14 that it is a dishonor for a man to have long hair; however, this passage, as with all Scripture, must be read in context.
Sims traces the origins of braids back to African culture. “Braids have been impressionable throughout history,” says Sims. “The origin of braids can be traced back 5000 years in African culture to 3500 BC—they were very popular among women.” “Braiding started in Africa with the Himba people of Namibia,” says Pace.
Braiding was and still is an important cultural tradition among many Indigenous American tribes. While each tribe has its own relationship to braids, many see braiding as a spiritual act, with the three strands representing the body, mind and spirit.
Paul makes clear in 1 Corinthians 11 that in church, in worship, women are supposed to wear head coverings. This is what the Bible says in f1 Corinthians 11:4-5, “Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
14 Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, 15 but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering. 16 If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.
It states in the Bible that apart of Jesus' vows were to allow his hair to grow as it came from his head, no cutting, no trimming, no brushing, no nothing. If you are aware of how dreads work, this would most definitely lead to Jesus having dreadlocks.
1 Peter 3:3. 3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.
What does the Bible say about dreadlocks? Judges 16:13-19 (KJV) And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
Deuteronomy 22:11: “You shall not wear clothes made of wool and linen woven together.” The Old Testament stipulates that wearing garments of blended fabric, also known as shatnez, is prohibited by Jewish law (Leviticus 19:19).
19:26). Ultimately scripture neither presents the idea that tattoos somehow harm the temple of God (our body) or dishonor God. In fact, God uses the idea of a tattoo favorably when he speaks of his remembrance of his people. However, while tattoos are permissible it is not always wise to get one.
ESV Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes; NIV Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. NASB Do not desire her beauty in your heart, Nor let her capture you with her eyelids.
braid noun (HAIR)
[ C ] mainly US. (UK usually plait) a length of hair or other material that is divided into three parts that are then crossed over each other in a special pattern: She usually wears her hair in a braid/in two braids.
[14] Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? [15] But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. [16] But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
1 Timothy 2:9-10 - likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.