King James Version
Proverbs 11:22 in the King James Version says “As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. is without: Heb. departeth from” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. is without: Heb. departeth from”
Proverbs 11:22 · KJV
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
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. is without: Heb. departeth from
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
“snout”
H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
“discretion”
H2940properly, a taste, i.e., (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate
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