Is bible against wearing jewellery

Answer 1

In the King James version.....

The word 'woman' only appears three times in verses which mention jewel or jewels....

The word 'women' only appears once

I have highlighted the words where they appear as follows....

The word "jewel" appears only in the following verses....

# Pro 11:22 As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. # Pro 20:15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. # Eze 16:12 And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. "jewels" appears 21 times

# Gen 24:53 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things. # Exo 3:22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians. # Exo 11:2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver and jewels of gold. # Exo 12:35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: # Exo 35:22 And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD. # Num 31:50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD. # Num 31:51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels. # 1 Sam 6:8 And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. # 1 Sam 6:15 And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Bethshemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD. # 2 Chr 20:25 And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much. # 2 Chr 32:27 And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels; # Job 28:17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. # Son 1:10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. # Son 7:1 How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. # Isa 3:21 The rings, and nose jewels, # Isa 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. # Eze 16:17 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them, # Eze 16:39 And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare. # Eze 23:26 They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels. # Hos 2:13 And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD. # Mal 3:17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

Answer 2

You may be thinking of...

1 Timothy 2:9 - in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing,

1 Peter 3:3 - Do not let your adornment be merely outward-arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel

Neither of these verses is saying, "women should not wear jewelry." When this was written, "braided hair, gold and pearls" was the standard adornment of prostitutes. Paul is saying Christian women shouldn't look "slutty" or "trashy." (The infamous "Whore of Babylon" is described as: "clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!" - Rev. 18:16)

And notice Peter says, "merely," indicating there's nothing wrong with a reasonable amount of "dressing up."

[Quotes from NKJV]

Answer 3

Nowhere. But there is advice that God looks on the heart and so women do not need these things:

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

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

(1 Peter 3.1 to 4)

Answer 4

The Bible does not (from what I've found) say not to wear jewelry.

1 Timothy 2.9

Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire (ESV)

1 Peter 3.3

Do not let your adorning be external-the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear- (ESV)

I don't believe this is forbidding jewelry, just a warning and command to not let it become more important than internal beauty.

In Song of Solomon it mentions jewelry in an adoring way. Speaking well of it as something attractive.

Song of Solomon 4.9

You have captured my heart, my treasure, my bride. You hold it hostage with one glance of your eyes, with a single jewel of your necklace. (NLT)

Song of Solomon 1.10

Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels. We will make for you ornaments of gold, studded with silver.(ESV)

Hope this answers your question!

God bless!