Proverbs 31:30

In 11 translations

BSB

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

KJV

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

WEB

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

ASV

Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; But a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.

LSV

Favor [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain, || A woman fearing YHWH, she may boast herself.

YLT

The grace [is] false, and the beauty [is] vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.

DBY

Gracefulness is deceitful and beauty is vain; a woman [that] feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.

DRC

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: the woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

GNV

Fauour is deceitfull, and beautie is vanitie: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praysed.

JPS

Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

LXXE

Charms are false, and woman's beauty is vain: for it is a wise woman that is blessed, and let her praise the fear of the Lord.

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WLC

שֶׁ֣קֶר הַ֭חֵן וְהֶ֣בֶל הַיֹּ֑פִי אִשָּׁ֥ה יִרְאַת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה הִ֣יא תִתְהַלָּֽל׃

LXX-Br

Ψευδεῖς ἀρέσκειαι, καὶ μάταιον κάλλος γυναικος· γυνὴ γὰρ συνετὴ εὐλογεῖται, φόβον δὲ Κυρίου αὕτη αἰνείτω.

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• Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
• 1 Peter 3:4–5but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight. For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in…
• Proverbs 11:22Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
• Proverbs 8:13To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
• 1 Peter 1:24For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise…
• Esther 1:11–12to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold. Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his…
• Psalms 147:11The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
• 1 Peter 1:7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
• Proverbs 6:25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
• Luke 1:6Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
• Luke 1:46–50Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed. For the Mighty…
• 2 Samuel 14:25Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.
• Ecclesiastes 12:13When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
• James 1:11For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
• Romans 2:29No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.

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