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Proverbs 31:30
30Gracefulness is deceitful and beauty is vain; a woman [that] feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.
Proverbs 31:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
- New International Version (NIV)Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.
Context of Proverbs 31:30
28Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her: 29Many daughters have done worthily, but thou excellest them all. Gracefulness is deceitful and beauty is vain; a woman [that] feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised. 31Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates.
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שֶׁ֣קֶר הַ֭חֵן וְהֶ֣בֶל הַיֹּ֑פִי אִשָּׁ֥ה יִרְאַת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה הִ֣יא תִתְהַלָּֽל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 31:30
- Proverbs 6:25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids;
- Proverbs 11:22A fair woman who is without discretion, is [as] a gold ring in a swine's snout.
- 2 Samuel 14:25But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
- Esther 1:11to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown to shew the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was of beautiful countenance.
- Ezekiel 16:15But thou didst confide in thy beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy whoredoms on every one that passed by: his it was.
- James 1:11For the sun has risen with its burning heat, and has withered the grass, and its flower has fallen, and the comeliness of its look has perished: thus the rich also shall wither in his goings.
- 1 Peter 1:24Because all flesh [is] as grass, and all its glory as [the] flower of grass. The grass has withered and [its] flower has fallen;
- Proverbs 1:7The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- Proverbs 8:13The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate.
- Exodus 1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive.
- Psalms 147:11Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness.
- Luke 1:6And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
- 1 Peter 3:4but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible [ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price.
- Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God cometh forth from them all.
- Ecclesiastes 12:13Let us hear the end of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole of man.
- Romans 2:29but he [is] a Jew [who is so] inwardly; and circumcision, of the heart, in spirit, not in letter; whose praise [is] not of men, but of God.
Commentaries on Proverbs 31:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain, etc. - III. Here is the summing up of the character. 1. Favour, חן chen, grace of manner may be deceitful, many a fair appearance of this kind is put on, assumed for certain secular or more unworthy purposes; it is learned by painful drilling in polished seminaries, and, being the effect of mere physical discipline, it continues while the restraint lasts; but it is שקר sheker, a lie, a mere semblance, an outward…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30The last lesson of the book is the same as the first. The fear of the Lord is the condition of all womanly, as well as of all manly, excellence. sa180Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-31Verses 10-31 This is the description of a virtuous woman of those days, but the general outlines equally suit every age and nation. She is very careful to recommend herself to her husband's esteem and affection, to know his mind, and is willing that he rule over her. 1. She can be trusted, and he will leave such a wife to manage for him. He is happy in her. And she makes it her constant business to do him good. 2. She is one that takes pains in her…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-31The book ends as it started, emphasizing the importance of fearing the Lord (see Proverbs 1:7). A woman's character matters more than her physical beauty.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-3110-31. This exquisite picture of a truly lovely wife is conceived and drawn in accordance with the customs of Eastern nations, but its moral teachings suit all climes. In Hebrew the verses begin with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet in order (compare Introduction to Poetical Books). Who ... woman--The question implies that such are rare, though not entirely wanting (compare Pr 18:22; 19:14). virtuous--literally, "of strength," that is, moral courage…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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