Nice jewelry suits only a refined body

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Nice jewelry suits only a refined body

Nice jewelry suits only a refined body

Figuratively: There should be harmony between the jewelry and the rest of the clothing or the person's style.

("What does it teach, ‘she who puts on golden ornaments over her clothing’? That nice jewelry suits only a refined body" – Jerusalem Talmud Nedarim 9:9)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֵין תַּכְשִׁיט נָאֶה אֶלָּא עַל גּוּף מְעֻדָּן

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: צְרִיכָה לִהְיוֹת הַתְאָמָה בֵּין הַתַּכְשִׁיט לְבֵין שְׁאָר הַלְּבוּשׁ אוֹ לְסִגְנוֹן מַרְאֶה הָאָדָם.

("מָה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמ' הַמַּעֲלָה עֲדִי זָהָב עַל לבושכן שֶׁאֵין תַּכְשִׁיט נָאֶה אֶלָּא עַל גּוּף מעודן"- ירושלמי נדרים ט, ט)

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