What does it mean to be sober? There are several definitions. One of the most obvious is "Not drunk" (in a nutshell). The others can be pretty much summed up in this: "Being calm, quiet, serious; not loud or showy; not drawing attention to oneself".
In I Peter 3, Peter was addressing the wives, and instructing them in how to behave and dress. Look at verse 4: "But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price." If we have a meek and quiet spirit, that is part of being sober.
Being sober, or sobriety, does not mean that we have to go around with a long face, looking depressed all the time, though.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. Proverbs 15:3
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