Proverbs 11:22 - The Scriptures 1998

²² Like a ring of gold in a pig’s snout, Is a lovely woman who lacks good sense.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, So is a fair woman which is without discretion.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman who is without discretion.

American Standard Version (1901)

²² As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So is a fair woman that is without discretion.

Common English Bible

²² Like a gold ring in a pig’s nose is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² A beautiful and senseless woman is like a gold ring in the snout of a swine.

Proverbs 11:22 Cross References

Genesis 24:47

“And I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethu’ĕ

Proverbs 11:21

Hand to hand, the evil one does not go unpunished, But the seed of the righteous shall escape.

Proverbs 12:4

A capable wife is the crown of her husband, But one causing shame is like rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 31:30

Loveliness is deceptive And prettiness is vain, A woman who fears יהוה  is to be praised.

Proverbs 7:10

And look, a woman met him, Dressed like a whore, With a hidden heart.

Proverbs 9:13

A foolish woman is loud, Simple, and without knowledge.

2 Peter 2:22

For them the proverb has proved true, “A dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “A washed sow returns to her rolling in the mud.”