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Proverbs 31:30

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

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שֶׁ֣קֶרsheqerwithout a causeשֶׁקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “without a cause”, the ordinary formH8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.הַ֭חֵןhachenthe favourחֵןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the favour”, the ordinary formH2580graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured.וְהֶ֣בֶלveheveland vanityהֶבֶלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and vanity”, the ordinary formH1892emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb[idiom] altogether, vain, vanity.הַיֹּ֑פִיhayofithe beautyיֳפִיdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the beauty”, the ordinary formH3308beautybeauty.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.יִרְאַתyiratafraidיָרֵאadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, construct — “afraid”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3373fearing; morally, reverentafraid, fear (-ful).יְ֝הוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).הִ֣יאhias for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.תִתְהַלָּֽלtithalalboastהָלַלverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “boast”, an unfinished actionH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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