What Does Modesty Mean? by Elisabeth Elliot
― What does modesty mean? Well, it means placing a low estimate on one’s own merits, not being forward or showing off. It means unpretentious. Modesty means to be free from undue familiarity, from indecency, from lewdness, pure in thought and conduct. Speaking of modest apparel, it means decent, seemly. The opposite of modesty is conceit, [...] .
