Proverbs 11:22
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
[As] a ringנֶ֣זֶם
(ne·zem)
5141: a ring (worn as an ornament)of uncertain derivation
of goldזָ֭הָב
(za·hav)
2091: goldof uncertain derivation
in a swine'sחֲזִ֑יר
(cha·zir;)
2386: swine, boarfrom an unused word
snoutבְּאַ֣ף
(be·'af)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
[So is] a beautifulיָ֝פָ֗ה
(ya·fah)
3303: fair, beautifulfrom yaphah
womanאִשָּׁ֥ה
(i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
who lacksוְסָ֣רַת
(ve·sa·rat)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
discretion.טָֽעַם׃
(ta·'am.)
2940: taste, judgmentfrom taam


















KJV Lexicon
As a jewel
nexem  (neh'-zem)
a nose-ring -- earring, jewel.
of gold
zahab  (zaw-hawb')
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky -- gold(-en), fair weather.
in a swine's
chaziyr  (khaz-eer')
a hog (perhaps as penned) -- boar, swine.
snout
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
so is a fair
yapheh  (yaw-feh')
beautiful -- + beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), + goodly, pleasant, well.
woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
which is without
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
discretion
ta`am  (tah'-am)
a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate
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 Bible
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

Holman Christian Standard 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.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Like a nose ring of gold in the snout of the pig, so is a beautiful woman who has turned from discretion.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[Like] a gold ring in a pig's snout, [so] is a beautiful woman who lacks good taste.

King James 2000 Bible
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a beautiful woman who is without discretion.
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