King James Version

Proverbs 11:22

As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

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נֶ֣זֶםnezemearringנֶזֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “earring”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5141a nose-ringearring, jewel.זָ֭הָבzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.בְּאַ֣ףbeafin faceאַףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.חֲזִ֑ירchazirboarחֲזִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “boar”, the ordinary formH2386a hog (perhaps as penned)boar, swine.אִשָּׁ֥הishaheachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.יָ֝פָ֗הyafahbeautyיָפֶהadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “beauty”, the ordinary formH3303beautiful (literally or figuratively)[phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well.וְסָ֣רַתvesaratand turnסוּרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct — “and turn”, a verb used as a describing wordH5493to 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…טָֽעַםtaamtasteטַעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “taste”, the ordinary formH2940properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandateadvice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman that turneth aside from discretion.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So is a fair woman that is without discretion.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

Darby Translation

A fair woman who is without discretion, is [as] a gold ring in a swine's snout.

Douay-Rheims

A golden ring in a swine’s snout, a woman fair and foolish.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman that turneth aside from discretion.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

As an ornament in a swine's snout, so is beauty to an ill-minded woman.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὥσπερ ἐνώτιον ἐν ῥινὶ ὑός, οὕτως γυναικὶ κακόφρονι κάλλος.