What does the Bible say about makeup?

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• Jeremiah 4:30

  You, when you are made desolate, what will you do? Though you clothe yourself with scarlet, though you deck you with ornaments of gold, though you enlarge your eyes with paint, in vain do you make yourself beautiful; [your] lovers despise you, they seek your life.

• 2 Kings 9:30

  When Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window.

• 1 Peter 3:3-4

  [3] Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing; [4] but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.

• Ezekiel 23:40

  Furthermore you have sent for men who come from far, to whom a messenger was sent, and, behold, they came; for whom you did wash yourself, paint your eyes, and deck yourself with ornaments,

• Isaiah 3:16-24

  [16] Moreover Yahweh said, "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, And walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, Walking to trip as they go, Jingling ornaments on their feet; [17] Therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion, And Yahweh will make their scalps bald." [18] In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces, [19] the earrings, the bracelets, the veils, [20] the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume bottles, the charms, [21] the signet rings, the nose rings, [22] the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses, [23] the hand-mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls. [24] It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness; Instead of a belt, a rope; Instead of well set hair, baldness; Instead of a robe, a girding of sackcloth; And branding instead of beauty.

• 1 Timothy 2:9

  In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;

• Proverbs 31:30

  Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; But a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

• Proverbs 6:25

  Don't lust after her beauty in your heart, Neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

• Esther 2:12

  Now when the turn of every maiden was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after it had been done to her as prescribed for the women twelve months (for so were the days of their purification accomplished, [to wit], six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odors and with the things for the purifying of the women),

• Proverbs 6:24-26

  [24] To keep you from the immoral woman, From the flattery of the wayward wife's tongue. [25] Don't lust after her beauty in your heart, Neither let her captivate you with her eyelids. [26] For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.

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