Proverbs 11:22

New English Translation

Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion.

Cross References

Genesis 24:47

Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel the son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to Nahor.’ I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.

Proverbs 11:21

Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.

Proverbs 12:4

A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 31:30

Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.

Proverbs 7:10

Suddenly a woman came out to meet him! She was dressed like a prostitute and with secret intent.

Proverbs 9:13

The woman called Folly is brash, she is naive and does not know anything.

2 Peter 2:22

They are illustrations of this true proverb: “A dog returns to its own vomit,” and “A sow, after washing herself, wallows in the mire.”