Defining Modesty God’s Way

Pull out a dictionary and flip to (or type in the search box) the word “modesty.”[2] You will find that definitions include two major categories, an external and an internal. The external relates to our clothing. Shocker. Modest attire is 1) proper, suitable, and acceptable to the social situation and 2) without sexual implications. What is the second major emphasis, you ask? These lexicons describe the internal manifestation of modesty as not having a prideful or boastful demeanor but rather expressing and carrying yourself with a proper and low estimation. What single word could we use to describe this? Humility. Now let’s take that word to the Bible. What does God say about humility? Though the word modesty appears only once in Scripture, humility or humble appears nearly 100 times. If modesty equals humility, studying those passages will help us develop a good idea of what biblical modesty should look like.

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