Proverbs 11:22
Strong's Lexicon
Like a gold
זָ֭הָב (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2091: 1) gold 1a) as precious metal 1b) as a measure of weight 1c) of brilliance, splendour (fig.)

ring
נֶ֣זֶם (ne·zem)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5141: 1) ring, nose ring, earring 1a) nose ring (woman's ornament) 1b) earring (ornament of men or women)

in a pig’s
חֲזִ֑יר (ḥă·zîr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2386: 1) hog, swine, boar 1a) swine (as forbidden food) 1b) wild boar

snout
בְּאַ֣ף (bə·’ap̄)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 639: 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger

[is] a beautiful
יָ֝פָ֗ה (yā·p̄āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3303: 1) fair, beautiful, handsome

woman
אִשָּׁ֥ה (’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)

who lacks
וְסָ֣רַת (wə·sā·raṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5493: 1) to turn aside, depart 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn aside, turn in unto 1a2) to depart, depart from way, avoid 1a3) to be removed 1a4) to come to an end 1b) (Polel) to turn aside 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose 1c2) to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish 1d) (Hophal) to be taken away, be removed

discretion.
טָֽעַם׃ (ṭā·‘am)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2940: 1) taste, judgment 1a) taste 1b) judgment (fig.) 1c) decision, decree

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

Young's Literal Translation
A ring of gold in the nose of a sow—A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

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

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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

New Living Translation
A beautiful woman who lacks discretion is like a gold ring in a pig's snout.

English Standard Version
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.

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.

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
















Cross References
Genesis 24:47
And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.

Proverbs 11:21
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 11:20
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

Proverbs 11:19
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Proverbs 11:24
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

Proverbs 11:25
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
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