22A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.


In Context

19 Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.

20 An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.

21 Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.

22 A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good, The hope of the wicked is transgression.

24 There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

Proverbs 11:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:22[As] a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, [so is] a fair woman which is without discretion.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:22A golden ring in a swine's snout, a woman fair and foolish.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:22As a ring of gold in a swine's snout,'so is a fair woman that is without discretion.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:22A fair woman who is without discretion, is as a gold ring in a swine's snout.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:22As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:22As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman who is without discretion.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:22As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.