Proverbs 11:22
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. | Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion. | As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So is a fair woman that is without discretion. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a ring of | נֶ֣זֶם | NE-zem | H5141 | ringנֶ֫זֶם (ne.zem) 1) ring, nose ring, earring 1a) nose ring (woman's ornament) 1b) earring (ornament of men or women) |
| gold | זָ֭הָב | za-ho | H2091 | goldדְּהַב (de.hav) gold Aramaic of za.hav (זָהָב "gold" H2091) |
| in [the] nose of | בְּאַ֣ף | be-'AF | H0639H | face: angerאַף (aph) : anger 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger |
| a pig | חֲזִ֑יר | cha-ZIR | H2386 | swineחֲזִיר (cha.zir) 1) hog, swine, boar 1a) swine (as forbidden food) 1b) wild boar |
| a woman | אִשָּׁ֥ה | 'i-SHAH | H0802G | womanאִשָּׁה (ish.shah) : woman 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun) |
| beautiful | יָ֝פָ֗ה | ya-FAH | H3303 | beautifulיָפֶה (ya.pheh) fair, beautiful, handsome |
| and [who] turns aside from | וְסָ֣רַת | ve-SA-rat | H5493G | departedיָסוּר (ya.sur) those departing, revolting |
| of discernment | טָֽעַם׃ | TA-'am | H2940 | tasteטַ֫עַם (ta.am) 1) taste, judgment 1a) taste 1b) judgment (fig.) 1c) decision, decree |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.