Proverbs 11:22

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Proverbs 11:22


← Proverbs 11:21 Proverbs 11:22 (KJV) Proverbs 11:23 →
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

As a jewelH5141 of goldH2091 in a swine'sH2386 snoutH639, so is a fairH3303 womanH802 which is withoutH5493 discretionH2940.


Original Hebrew

נֶזֶם זָהָב בְּאַף חֲזִיר אִשָּׁה יָפָה וְסָרַת טָעַם׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
נֶ֣זֶם
Ne.zem H5141 HNcmsc a ring of
זָ֭הָב
za.ho H2091 HNcmsa gold
בְּ/אַ֣ף
be./'Af H639 HR/Ncmsc in/ (the) nose of
חֲזִ֑יר
cha.Zir H2386 HNcmsa a pig
אִשָּׁ֥ה
'i.Shah H802 HNcfsa a woman
יָ֝פָ֗ה
ya.Fah H3303 HAafsa beautiful
וְ/סָ֣רַת
ve./Sa.rat H5493 HC/Vqrfsc and/ (who) turns aside from
טָֽעַם
Ta.'am H2940 HNcmsa (of) discernment
Strong's References
  • H639 — אַף (ʼaph, af): from אָנַף (ʼânaph) H599; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire; anger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.
  • H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ (ʼîysh) H376 or אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582; irregular plural, נָשִׁים (nâshîym);(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
  • H2091 — זָהָב (zâhâb, zaw-hawb'): from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky; gold(-en), fair weather.
  • H2386 — חֲזִיר (chăzîyr, khaz-eer'): from an unused root probably meaning to enclose; a hog (perhaps as penned); boar, swine.
  • H2940 — טַעַם (ṭaʻam, tah'-am): from טָעַם (ṭâʻam) H2938; properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate; advice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding.
  • H3303 — יָפֶה (yâpheh, yaw-feh'): from יָפָה (yâphâh) H3302; beautiful (literally or figuratively); [phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well.
  • H5141 — נֶזֶם (nezem, neh'-zem): from an unused root of uncertain meaning; a nose-ring; earring, jewel.
  • H5493 — סוּר (çûwr, soor): or שׂוּר (sûwr); (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative); be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.
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Reciprocal references (1): Matthew 7:6

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