In biblical times, adornment and beauty practices were common, but the Scriptures often caution against excessive or immodest displays. Jeremiah 4:30 and 2 Kings 9:30 describe instances where makeup was used to attract attention, highlighting the potential for vanity. The apostle Peter, in his first letter, encourages women to focus on inner beauty, warning against overly elaborate hairstyles and adornments (1 Peter 3:3-4). Meanwhile, Leviticus 19:28 and Deuteronomy 22:5 provide guidance on modesty and distinguish between genders, offering a broader context for understanding biblical teachings on beauty and self-presentation.
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And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.
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.
You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
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.
Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.
But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”
And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.