I Timothy 2:9-10 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, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness- with good works.

What does this mean? The first part of verse 9 states that women should dress respectably with modesty and self-control, this is pretty self explanitory. When in church and actually wherever they are they should be dressed modestly and without any crazy accesorizing to draw attention. That "crazy accesorizing" is warned against in the next part of the verse "not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire" this isn't saying that its wrong to braid your hair or wear nice jewelry, but if your only focused on how you look and spend lots of money to make sure you always look "your best"... then you are focusing on the wrong thing. Its not wrong to want to be beautiful but God should be your main focus, not the way you look.

Moving on the verse 10. "but what is proper for women who profess godliness-with good works." this is a continuation of verse 9 which warns us about how to dress. Verse 10 says that is is proper for a women to show herself through her good works. I know of 2 specific women who attend the same church as me who are amazing examples of this. They both help out in the church so much and absoluty love the ministrys they are involved in and throw themselves wholeheartedly into those ministrys. I respect them both a great deal and wish I could be like them whenever I help out in the church. No they are not young and amazingly beautiful, but the joy they get out of ministering and helping others become involved in ministry is truly a beautiful thing to witness.