Wearing Makeup -- Related Quotes from Bible and EGW Writings
Lev 19:28
Ye shall not ... print any marks upon you: I am
the LORD.
Jer 4:30 And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou
clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with
ornaments of gold,
though thou rentest thy face with painting,
in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee,
they will seek thy life.
1Pet 3:3 Whose adorning let it not be that
outward adorning
of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of
apparel;
1Pet 3:4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which
is not corruptible, even the ornament of a
meek and quiet spirit,
which is
in the sight of God of great price.
2Ki 9:30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel,
Jezebel heard
of it; and
she painted her face, and tired her head, and
looked out at a window.
1Tim 2:9 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;
1Tim 2:10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with
good works.
1Jn 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and
the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father,
but is of the world.
Isa 3:16 Moreover the LORD saith, Because the
daughters of Zion
are haughty, and walk with
stretched forth necks and wanton
eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with
their feet:
Isa 3:17 Therefore the LORD will smite with a scab the crown of
the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their
secret parts.
Isa 3:18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their
tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round
tires like the moon,
Isa 3:19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
Isa 3:20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the
headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
Isa 3:21 The rings, and nose jewels,
Isa 3:22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the
wimples, and the crisping pins,
Isa 3:23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the
vails.
Isa 3:24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell
there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of
well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of
sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
Isa 3:25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the
war.
Isa 3:26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being
desolate shall sit upon the ground.
Prv 31:30
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman
that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
{3T 376.2}
People of discernment will look upon your attempts
to beautify the external as proof of weak minds and proud hearts.
{CG 424.3}
The pure religion of Jesus requires of its followers
the simplicity of natural beauty and the polish of natural refinement
and elevated purity, rather than the artificial and false.
{CG 424.2} And they will have
no need to be adorned with
artificials, for these are always expressive of an absence of the
inward adorning of true moral worth. A beautiful character is of
value in the sight of God. Such beauty will attract, but not mislead.
Such charms are fast colors; they never fade.
{3T 376.2}
In no better way can you let your light shine to
others than in your simplicity of dress and deportment. You may
show to all that, in comparison with eternal things, you place a
proper estimate upon the things of this life.
{ML 143.5} The
majority of pleasure lovers attend the
fashionable night gatherings, and spend in exciting amusements the
hours God has given them for quiet rest and sleep in order to
invigorate the body. . . . They are robbing the cheeks of the glow of
health, and then to supply the deficiency
use cosmetics.
{HL 189.2} 798. Many are ignorantly injuring their health and
endangering their lives by using cosmetics. . . When they become
heated, . . . the poison is absorbed by the pores of the skin, and is
thrown into the blood. Many lives have been sacrificed by this means
alone.--H. R. {HL 189.2}798. Many are ignorantly injuring their
health and endangering their lives by using cosmetics. . . When they
become heated, . . . the poison is absorbed by the pores of the skin,
and is thrown into the blood. Many lives have been sacrificed by this
means alone.--H. R.
{CTBH 88.3}Ladies may resort to
cosmetics to restore the
tint of the complexion, but they cannot thus bring back the glow of
health. That which renders the skin dark and dingy, also
clouds
the spirits, and destroys cheerfulness and peace of mind.
{HR, October 1, 1871 par. 15} "CURLS AND COSMETICS ARE ALL
IN REQUISITION TO ENHANCE THE BEAUTY OF 'THE HUMAN FACE DIVINE;' BUT
WHAT IS THE RESULT? YOUTH'S ROSES ONLY FLEE THE FASTER,,,”
{HR, January 1, 1874 par. 2} They were irritations of the skin,
caused by the use of cosmetics. The entire skin of the face had lost
its healthy, velvety smoothness, and showed an unnatural,
disagreeable roughness. In the appearance of her face, thus marred by
poisonous substances, and in the bright glow upon either cheek,
giving such an unnatural appearance, we could trace causes for her
ill health. Here was one of fashion's slaves who had sacrificed
health and natural beauty in using poisonous preparations which had
been taken up by the pores of the skin and diffused through the
system.
{PHJ, May 1, 1905 par. 11} The sufferers may resort to cosmetics
to restore the complexion; but these can not bring back the glow of
health.
Conclusion
{CG 424.3}
The pure religion of Jesus requires of its followers
the simplicity of natural beauty and the polish of natural refinement
and elevated purity, rather than the artificial and false.
{CG 424.2} And they will have
no need to be adorned with
artificials, for these are always expressive of an absence of the
inward adorning of true moral worth. A beautiful character is of
value in the sight of God. Such beauty will attract, but not mislead.
Such charms are fast colors; they never fade.
{3T 376.2}
People of discernment will look upon your attempts
to beautify the external as proof of weak minds and proud hearts.
{3T 376.2}
In no better way can you let your light shine to
others than in your simplicity of dress and deportment. You may
show to all that, in comparison with eternal things, you place a
proper estimate upon the things of this life.
