1 Timothy 2:10 (DBY)

Passage

but, what becomes women making profession of the fear of God, by good works.

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 2:8 I will therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up pious hands, without wrath or reasoning.

1 Timothy 2:9 In like manner also that the women in decent deportment and dress adorn themselves with modesty and discretion, not with plaited [hair] and gold, or pearls, or costly clothing,

1 Timothy 2:10 but, what becomes women making profession of the fear of God, by good works.

1 Timothy 2:11 Let a woman learn in quietness in all subjection;

1 Timothy 2:12 but I do not suffer a woman to teach nor to exercise authority over man, but to be in quietness;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good works", "becomes", "women", "making", "profession", and "fear". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good works" and "becomes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "In like manner also that the women..." into verse 11's "Let a woman learn in quietness in...", so "good works" and "becomes" belong inside that flow. In 1 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "good works" and "becomes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.