Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.
“Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,
but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban.
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your saints shout for joy.
Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!
Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy.
Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Behold, my servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be put to shame; behold, my servants shall sing for gladness of heart, but you shall cry out for pain of heart and shall wail for breaking of spirit.
And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’
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