22Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 11:22
Integrity, Righteousness, and Community Life Under the LORD's Moral Order
The chapter moves through practical arenas of righteousness: commerce, humility, integrity, death and hope, speech, civic life, guidance, mercy, desire, generosity, household stewardship, and final moral recompense.
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Verse 22
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Like a goldזָ֭הָבH2091Noun - masculine singularringנֶ֣זֶםH5141Noun - masculine singular constructin a pig’sחֲזִ֑ירH2386Noun - masculine singularsnoutבְּאַ֣ףH639Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct[is] a beautifulיָ֝פָ֗הH3303Adjective - feminine singularwomanאִשָּׁ֥הH802Noun - feminine singularwho lacksוְסָ֣רַתH5493Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular constructdiscretionטָֽעַם׃H2940Noun - masculine singular