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Proverbs 11:22
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A beautiful woman who lacks discretion is like a gold ring in a pig's snout.
[As] a ring of gold in a swine's snout, [So is] a fair woman that is without discretion.
A beautiful woman without good sense is like a gold ring in a pig's snout.
Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion.
[As] a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, [so is] a fair woman who 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 beautiful woman who is without discretion [her lack of character mocks her beauty].
Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.
A goldun `sercle, ether ryng, in the `nose thrillis of a sowe, a womman fair and fool.
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.
A beautiful woman who acts foolishly is like a gold ring on the snout of a pig.
As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, So is a fair woman that is without discretion.
Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.
Like a gold ring in the snout of a pig is a beautiful woman who lacks good sense.
A fair woman who is without discretion, is [as] a gold ring in a swine's snout.
A beautiful woman without good sense is like a gold ring in a pig's nose.
As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman that turneth aside from discretion.
As a iewell of golde in a swines snowt; so is a faire woman which is without discretion.
A beautiful woman who does not think well is like a gold ring in the nose of a pig.
Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without good sense.
As a iewell of golde in a swines snoute: so is a faire woman, which lacketh discretion.
Like a ring of gold in a swines snout, so is a beautiful woman without discretion.
Beauty in a woman without good judgment is like a gold ring in a pig's snout.
As a ring of gold in the snout of a swine, is a woman of beauty who hath abandoned discretion.
A golden ring in a swine’s snout, a woman fair and foolish.
Like a gold ring in a swine's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.
A faire woman without discrete maners, is lyke a ryng of golde in a swines snoute.
As an ornament in a swine’s snout, so is beauty to an ill-minded women.
A beautiful woman who rejects good senseis like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.
Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, Is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
A ring of gold in the snout of a pig is a woman who is beautiful but without discretion.
As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a woman who is beautiful, yet turning aside discretion.
A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
A fayre woman without discrete maners, is like a rynge of golde in a swynes snoute.
Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful face on an empty head.
As a ring of gold in a pig's snout So is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
As a ring of gold in a swine's snout So is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
As a ring of gold in a swine's snoutSo is a beautiful woman who turns away from discretion.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a jewel: Proverbs 31:30, Ezekiel 16:15-22, Nahum 3:4-6, 1 Peter 3:3, 1 Peter 3:4, 2 Peter 2:22
is without: Heb. departed from, Proverbs 7:10, Proverbs 9:13
Reciprocal: Matthew 7:6 - cast
Cross-References
And Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel: 'Your fathers, including Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, dwelt on the other side of the River Joshua 24:3, 14, 15">[fn] in old times; and they served other gods.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
[As] a jewel of gold in a swine's snout,.... The allusion seems to be to the ringing of swine, to prevent their rooting up the earth; which is usually done by putting an iron ring into their snout; which is much more proper and suitable than a gold ring, or a jewel set in gold, which is very unbecoming such a creature; and is soon had to the dunghill, or to some miry place, and there defiled;
[so is] a fair woman which is without discretion; or, "has departed from taste" y; from a taste of virtue and honour; lost all sense of modesty and chastity; forsaken her husband, and given up herself to the embraces of others. As her beauty is fitly expressed by a "jewel of gold", which is valuable and desirable, and, rightly placed and used, is ornamental; so she is properly represented by a swine, wallowing in the impurities of lust; to which her beauty was the snare, and whereby it is quickly sullied and lost. Jarchi applies this to a disciple of a wise man, or a scholar that departs from the good way, or from the law; which he explains by taste or sense: but it may be better applied to the scarlet whore, or apostate church of Rome; which has departed from Christ, once her professed husband; from the doctrines of the Gospel, and the ordinances of it; from all taste and savour of true religion; and even from common sense and right reason, as in the affair of transubstantiation, and other things; and may be fitly compared to a swine with a jewel of gold in its snout, being "decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls"; and yet "drunk with the blood of the saints", and "martyrs of Jesus"; and wallowing in all the faith of fornication, of idolatry, and superstition; as well as in all manner of other sins and iniquities, Revelation 17:4.
y ×סרת ××¢× Heb. "recedens a gusta", Piscator; "cujus recessit sapor", Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The most direct proverb, in the sense of âsimilitude,â which has as yet met us.
Jewel of gold - Better, ring; i. e., the nose-ring Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:47; Isaiah 3:21.
Without discretion - literally, âwithout taste,â void of the subtle tact and grace, without which mere outward beauty is as ill-bestowed as the nose-ring in the snout of the unclean beast. If we may assume that in ancient Syria, as in modern Europe, swine commonly wore such a ring to hinder them doing mischief, the similitude receives a fresh vividness.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 11:22. A jewel of gold in a swine's snout — That is, beauty in a woman destitute of good breeding and modest carriage, is as becoming as a gold ring on the snout of a swine. Coverdale translates thus: "A fayre woman without discrete maners, is like a ringe of golde in a swyne's snoute." In Asiatic countries the nose jewel is very common: to this the text alludes.
