Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout
So is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

King James Version

As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

Holman Bible

A beautiful woman who rejects good sense
is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.

International Standard Version

Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.

A Conservative Version

A ring of gold in a swine's snout, [is] a fair woman who is without discretion.

American Standard Version

As a ring of gold in a swine's snout,'so is a fair woman that is without discretion.

Amplified


As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout,
So is a beautiful woman who is without discretion [her lack of character mocks her beauty].

Bible in Basic English

Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.

Darby Translation

A fair woman who is without discretion, is as a gold ring in a swine's snout.

Julia Smith Translation

A ring of gold in the nose of a swine, a fair woman and she departed from discernment

King James 2000

As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a beautiful woman who is without discretion.

Lexham Expanded Bible

A ring of gold in [the] snout of a pig [is] a woman [who is] beautiful but without discretion.

Modern King James verseion

Like a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a beautiful woman who turns aside discretion.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

A fair woman without discreet manners, is like a ring of gold in a swine's snout.

NET Bible

Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion.

New Heart English Bible

Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

The Emphasized Bible

As a ring of gold in the snout of a swine, is a woman of beauty who hath abandoned discretion.

Webster

As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman who is without discretion.

World English Bible

Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

Youngs Literal Translation

A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
As a jewel
נזם 
Nexem 
Usage: 17

of gold
זהב 
Zahab 
Usage: 390

in a swine's
חזיר 
Chaziyr 
Usage: 7

so is a fair
יפה 
Yapheh 
Usage: 41

נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

שׂוּר סוּר 
Cuwr 
Usage: 301

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Watsons

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

21 Hand in hand united, the wicked shall not be unpunished; but the descendants of the righteous will be delivered. 22 As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout
So is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is intense anger.

Cross References

Genesis 24:47

Then I asked her: 'Whose daughter are you?' She said: 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists.

Proverbs 7:10

He met an evil hearted woman dressed seductively like an immoral woman.

Proverbs 9:13

A foolish woman is noisy. She has no sense at all.

Proverbs 31:30

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain. But a woman who respects Jehovah will be praised.

Ezekiel 16:15-22

But you trusted your beauty. You used your fame to become a prostitute. You had sex with everyone who walked by.

Nahum 3:4-6

This is because of Nineveh's constant prostitution, this very charming mistress of evil magic. She used to sell nations by her prostitution and people by her evil magic.

1 Peter 3:3-4

Your appearance should not come from the outward adornment, things like braiding the hair, and wearing jewels of gold, or wearing fine apparel.

2 Peter 2:22

It happened to them according to the true proverb: The dog returns to his own vomit, and the sow that had washed to wallowing in the mire.

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