When we compare ourselves with what the Bible says we should be, then we are using it as a mirror. But what would be the point of looking into a mirror if we did nothing to correct a defect we saw?
وَتَسْتَطِيعُ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ أَنْ تُسَرِّحَ شَعْرَهَا إِذَا رَأَتْهُ غَيْرَ مُرَتَّبٍ .‏