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Proverbs 11:22

King James Version (KJV)

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

Proverbs 11:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 11:22

Theological / Devotional

Without discretion. A woman without discretion is evidently one who has abandoned womanly modesty and adopted a dissolute manner of speech and action; for the contrast is between beauty of form and figure and an ugly, swinish character. To adorn a pig with a golden nose ring is ridiculous. To fail to maintain a noble character within a beautiful body is tragic, both for the woman and for those who meet her.

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