Proverbs 11:22
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion."
Word-by-Word Analysis
זָהָב
zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
אַף
ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
יָפֶה
yâpheh
beautiful (literally or figuratively)
חוּץ
chûwts
properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors
מְזִמָּה
mᵉzimmâh
a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)
Key Terms in This Verse
אַף ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Study H639 →מְזִמָּה mᵉzimmâh
a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)
Study H4209 →זָהָב zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
Study H2091 →Cross References
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
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...
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