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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Like a gold ring in a pig&#8217s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />A beautiful woman who lacks discretion is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>As</i> a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, <i>so is</i> a fair woman which is without discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>As</i> a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, <i>So is</i> a lovely woman who lacks discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>As</i> a ring of gold in a pig’s snout <i>So is</i> a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As a ring of gold in a swine&#8217s snout So is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br /><i>As</i> a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, <i>So is</i> a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>As</i> a ring of gold in a swine’s snout <i>So is</i> a beautiful woman who turns away from discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A beautiful woman who rejects good sense is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A beautiful woman who rejects good sense is like a gold ring in a pig&#8217s snout. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, So is a fair woman that is without discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A beautiful woman who acts foolishly is like a gold ring on the snout of a pig. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[Like] a gold ring in a pig's snout, [so] is a beautiful woman who lacks good taste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Beauty in a woman without good judgment is like a gold ring in a pig's snout. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman who is without discretion.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A ring of gold in the nose of a sow—A beautiful woman and stubborn of behavior.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A ring of gold in the nose of a swine, a fair woman and she departed from discernment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A golden ring in a swine's snout, a woman fair and foolish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />A beautiful and senseless woman is like a gold ring in the snout of a swine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Like a golden ring in a swine’s snout is a beautiful woman without judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman without good sense.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Like a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a beautiful woman without discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Like a nose ring of gold in the snout of the pig, so is a beautiful woman who has turned from discretion.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman that turneth aside from discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />As an ornament in a swine's snout, so is beauty to an ill-minded women.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/11-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=2063" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/11.htm">Dishonest Scales</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">Like a gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/5141.htm" title="5141: ne·zem (N-msc) -- A ring (worn as an ornament). From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a nose-ring.">ring</a> <a href="/hebrew/2386.htm" title="2386: ḥă·zîr (N-ms) -- Swine, boar. From an unused root probably meaning to enclose; a hog.">in a pig’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: bə·’ap̄ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">snout</a> <a href="/hebrew/3303.htm" title="3303: yā·p̄āh (Adj-fs) -- Fair, beautiful. From yaphah; beautiful.">is a beautiful</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">woman</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: wə·sā·raṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">who lacks</a> <a href="/hebrew/2940.htm" title="2940: ṭā·‘am (N-ms) -- Taste, judgment. From ta'am; properly, a taste, i.e. perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate.">discretion.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">1 Peter 3:3-4</a></span><br />Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, / but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-9.htm">1 Timothy 2:9-10</a></span><br />Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, / but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16-24</a></span><br />The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles— / the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.” / In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a></span><br />But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-5.htm">1 Peter 3:5-6</a></span><br />For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands, / just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-8.htm">1 Timothy 2:8-10</a></span><br />Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension. / Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, / but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/4-7.htm">Song of Solomon 4:7</a></span><br />You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-14.htm">Ezekiel 16:14-15</a></span><br />Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect in the splendor I bestowed on you, declares the Lord GOD. / But because of your fame, you trusted in your beauty and played the harlot. You lavished your favors on everyone who passed by, and your beauty was theirs for the asking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">1 Corinthians 11:5-6</a></span><br />And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved. / If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-13.htm">1 Corinthians 11:13-15</a></span><br />Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? / Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, / but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a></span><br />I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19-20</a></span><br />Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16-17</a></span><br />Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? / If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-34.htm">1 Corinthians 7:34</a></span><br />and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.</p><p class="hdg">a jewel</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/31-30.htm">Proverbs 31:30</a></b></br> Favour <i>is</i> deceitful, and beauty <i>is</i> vain: <i>but</i> a woman <i>that</i> feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Ezekiel 16:15</a></b></br> But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4-6</a></b></br> Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts… </p><p class="hdg">is without</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10</a></b></br> And, behold, there met him a woman <i>with</i> the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/9-13.htm">Proverbs 9:13</a></b></br> A foolish woman <i>is</i> clamorous: <i>she is</i> simple, and knoweth nothing.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/4-9.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-12.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-12.htm">Discretion</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-21.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-19.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/exodus/28-21.htm">Jewel</a> <a href="/psalms/109-24.htm">Lacks</a> <a href="/psalms/135-17.htm">Nose</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Pig</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Pig's</a> <a href="/job/42-11.htm">Ring</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-12.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-17.htm">Shows</a> <a href="/psalms/126-6.htm">Sow</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-11.htm">Stubborn</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Swine's</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-21.htm">Turneth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/24-4.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-30.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-17.htm">Discretion</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-7.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-16.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-15.htm">Jewel</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-11.htm">Lacks</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-33.htm">Nose</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-22.htm">Pig</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Pig's</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-12.htm">Ring</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-8.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-16.htm">Shows</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-4.htm">Sow</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-12.htm">Stubborn</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Swine's</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-1.htm">Turneth</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm">On Deception</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout</b><br>This phrase uses a vivid metaphor to convey a powerful message. In ancient times, gold was a symbol of wealth and beauty, often used in jewelry and adornments. A gold ring signifies something valuable and desirable. However, placing it in a pig's snout, an animal considered unclean in Jewish law (<a href="/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7</a>), creates a stark contrast. The pig, known for its association with filth and lack of discernment, would not appreciate or enhance the value of the gold ring. This imagery highlights the incongruity and futility of placing something precious in an inappropriate context. The metaphor serves to illustrate the absurdity of misplacing value and beauty where it cannot be appreciated or where it is out of place.<p><b>is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion</b><br>The comparison here is between the gold ring in a pig's snout and a beautiful woman who lacks discretion. In biblical times, beauty was often seen as a blessing and a sign of favor (<a href="/genesis/12-11.htm">Genesis 12:11</a>, <a href="/esther/2-7.htm">Esther 2:7</a>). However, the lack of discretion, or the inability to make wise and moral decisions, diminishes the value of physical beauty. Discretion involves wisdom, understanding, and the ability to judge matters rightly (<a href="/proverbs/2-11.htm">Proverbs 2:11</a>). The Bible frequently emphasizes the importance of inner beauty and character over outward appearance (<a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>, <a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">1 Peter 3:3-4</a>). This proverb warns against valuing external beauty without the accompanying virtues of wisdom and discernment. It underscores the biblical principle that true beauty is found in godly character and wise living, aligning with the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized the heart's condition over external appearances (<a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ancient_israel.htm">Ancient Israel</a></b><br>The cultural and historical context in which Proverbs was written, where wisdom literature was highly valued.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pig.htm">Pig</a></b><br>In ancient Israel, pigs were considered unclean animals according to Levitical law, symbolizing impurity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gold_ring.htm">Gold Ring</a></b><br>A symbol of beauty and value, often used as jewelry in ancient times.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/beautiful_woman.htm">Beautiful Woman</a></b><br>Represents physical attractiveness, which is contrasted with the lack of inner virtue or discretion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_inner_beauty.htm">Value of Inner Beauty</a></b><br>True beauty is found in character and discretion, not just physical appearance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discretion_as_wisdom.htm">Discretion as Wisdom</a></b><br>Discretion involves making wise choices and exercising good judgment, which is a hallmark of a godly life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_relevance.htm">Cultural Relevance</a></b><br>In a society that often prioritizes physical beauty, Christians are called to value and cultivate inner virtues.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_purity.htm">Symbolism of Purity</a></b><br>The pig, an unclean animal, symbolizes how external beauty can be marred by a lack of moral integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_women_in_scripture.htm">Role of Women in Scripture</a></b><br>Women are encouraged to develop qualities that reflect God's wisdom and character, as seen in <a href="/bsb/proverbs/31.htm">Proverbs 31</a>.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_proverbs_11_22_say_on_beauty.htm">What does Proverbs 11:22 symbolize about misplaced beauty?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_emblematic_parallelism.htm">What is Emblematic Parallelism in literature?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_sun_worship.htm">What is the Bible's stance on classism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_planetshakers.htm">What does Proverbs 11:22 symbolize about misplaced beauty?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout.--</span>Rather, <span class= "ital">a nose-ring </span>run through the right nostril and hanging down over the mouth; a female ornament used from the earliest times (<a href="/genesis/24-47.htm" title="And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter are you? And she said, the daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him: and I put the earring on her face, and the bracelets on her hands.">Genesis 24:47</a>; <a href="/isaiah/3-21.htm" title="The rings, and nose jewels,">Isaiah 3:21</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/16-12.htm" title="And I put a jewel on your forehead, and earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.">Ezekiel 16:12</a>), and still worn in the East.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - This is the first instance of direct "similitude" in the book. <span class="cmt_word">As a jewel</span> [a ring] <span class="cmt_word">of gold in a swine's snout.</span> The greatest incongruity is thus expressed. Women in the East wore, and still sometimes wear, a ring run through the nostril, and hanging over the mouth, so that it is necessary to hold it up when taking food. Such a <span class="accented">nezem</span> Abraham's servant gave to Rebekah (<a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">Genesis 24:22</a>; comp. <a href="/isaiah/3-21.htm">Isaiah 3:21</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/16-12.htm">Ezekiel 16:12</a>). The Septuagint has <span class="greek">ἐνώτιον</span>, "an earring." <span class="cmt_word">So is a fair woman which is without discretion;</span> without taste, deprived of the faculty of saying and doing what is seemly and fitting. The external beauty of such a woman is as incongruous as a precious ring in the snout of a pig. Lesetre quotes an Arab proverb: "A woman without modesty is food without salt." Whether swine in Eastern countries were "ringed," as they are with us nowadays, is unknown; if they were thus treated, the proverb is still more vivid. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/11-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Like a gold</span><br /><span class="heb">זָ֭הָב</span> <span class="translit">(zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ring</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֣זֶם</span> <span class="translit">(ne·zem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5141.htm">Strong's 5141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A ring (worn as an ornament)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a pig’s</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲזִ֑יר</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·zîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2386.htm">Strong's 2386: </a> </span><span class="str2">Swine, boar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">snout</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַ֣ף</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] a beautiful</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֝פָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(yā·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3303.htm">Strong's 3303: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fair, beautiful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">woman</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשָּׁ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who lacks</span><br /><span class="heb">וְסָ֣רַת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·sā·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">discretion.</span><br /><span class="heb">טָֽעַם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·‘am)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2940.htm">Strong's 2940: </a> </span><span class="str2">A taste, perception, intelligence, a mandate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/11-22.htm">Proverbs 11:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/11-22.htm">Proverbs 11:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/11-22.htm">Proverbs 11:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/11-22.htm">Proverbs 11:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/11-22.htm">Proverbs 11:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/11-22.htm">Proverbs 11:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/11-22.htm">Proverbs 11:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/11-22.htm">Proverbs 11:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/11-22.htm">Proverbs 11:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/11-22.htm">Proverbs 11:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/11-22.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 11:22 Like a gold ring in a pig's (Prov. 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