Proverbs 11:22

New American Bible - revised edition

Like a golden ring in a swine’s snout is a beautiful woman without judgment.

Cross References

Genesis 24:47

When I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ she answered, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, borne to Nahor by Milcah.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.

Proverbs 11:21

Be assured, the wicked shall not go unpunished, but the offspring of the just shall escape.

Proverbs 12:4

A woman of worth is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful one is like rot in his bones.

Proverbs 31:30

Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Proverbs 7:10

Then the woman comes to meet him, dressed like a harlot, with secret designs.

Proverbs 9:13

Woman Folly is raucous, utterly foolish; she knows nothing.

2 Peter 2:22

What is expressed in the true proverb has happened to them, “The dog returns to its own vomit,” and “A bathed sow returns to wallowing in the mire.”