Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 31:30 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for Proverbs 31:30 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 31 verse 30 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.”
Proverbs 31:30 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 31:30
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. This climactic verse of the Proverbs 31 acrostic provides the theological and moral capstone to the entire portrait. The opening declarations—that favour (Hebrew: chen, grace, charm) and beauty (Hebrew: yofi) are deceitful and vain—might seem harsh or world-denying, but they represent essential wisdom teaching. The word 'deceitful' (Hebrew: sheker, falsehood) does not mean that beauty and charm are immoral, but rather that they are unreliable foundations for human worth and flourishing. Beauty fad...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 31:30
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“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
“in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit”
“is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.”
“arrogance”
“All flesh is like grass, and all of man's glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;,For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:,,,,,,,,”
“until the Lord comes”
“to show the people and the princes her beauty; for she was beautiful.”
“in those who hope in his loving kindness.”
“which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire”
“neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.”