In biblical times, earrings were a common form of adornment, as seen in Genesis 35:4, where Jacob's household surrenders their earrings as part of a purification ritual. However, the Israelites were warned against certain practices associated with earrings, such as pagan rituals, as mentioned in Leviticus 19:28 and Deuteronomy 22:5. The Israelites did use earrings in a more positive context, as recorded in Numbers 31:50, where they dedicated earrings to the Lord. The New Testament, in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, reminds believers that their bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, guiding their understanding of personal adornment.
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You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem.
A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck. I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head. So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen.