Proverbs 11:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

A beautiful woman who acts foolishly is like a gold ring on the snout of a pig.

Cross References

Proverbs 31:30

Charm can be deceiving, and beauty fades away, but a woman who honours the LORD deserves to be praised.

Proverbs 9:13

Stupidity is reckless, senseless, and foolish.

Proverbs 7:10

She was dressed up like a woman of the street with only one thing in mind.

2 Peter 2:22

What happened to them is just like the true saying, “A dog will come back to lick up its own vomit. A pig that has been washed will roll in the mud.”

Genesis 24:47

I asked her who her father was, and she answered, “My father is Bethuel the son of Nahor and Milcah.” Straight away I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her arms.

Proverbs 11:21

You can be sure of this: all crooks will be punished, but God's people won't.

Proverbs 12:4

A helpful wife is a jewel for her husband, but a shameless wife will make his bones rot.