Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Deceitful is loveliness and vain is beauty, The woman that revereth Yahweh, she, shall be praised:
New American Standard Bible
But a woman who
King James Version
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Holman Bible
but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.
International Standard Version
Charm is deceitful and beauty fades; but a woman who fears the LORD will be praised.
A Conservative Version
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, [but] a woman who fears LORD, she shall be praised.
American Standard Version
Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; But a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.
Amplified
Charm and grace are deceptive, and [superficial] beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears the Lord [reverently worshiping, obeying, serving, and trusting Him with awe-filled respect], she shall be praised.
Bible in Basic English
Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.
Darby Translation
Gracefulness is deceitful and beauty is vain; a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.
Julia Smith Translation
Favor a falsehood, and beauty vanity: a woman fearing Jehovah, she shall be praised.
King James 2000
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Charm [is] deceit and beauty [is] vain; [but] a woman who fears Yahweh shall be praised.
Modern King James verseion
Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears Jehovah, she shall be praised.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Favour is a deceitful thing, and beauty is vanity; but a woman that feareth God, she shall be praised.
NET Bible
Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.
New Heart English Bible
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
Webster
Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
World English Bible
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.
Youngs Literal Translation
The grace is false, and the beauty is vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.
Themes
Deception » What is deceit/deceitful
Industry » Characteristic of Godly women
Virtues » Of women » Wisdom and virtue
Wise » Choice, examples of » Women
Woman » Virtuous, held in high estimation
Women » Temptresses » Wisdom and virtue of
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 31:30
Prayers for Proverbs 31:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Excellent Woman
29 Many daughters, have done virtuously, but, thou, excellest them all! 30 Deceitful is loveliness and vain is beauty, The woman that revereth Yahweh, she, shall be praised: 31 Give her of the fruit of her own hands, and let her own works, praise her in the gates.
Cross References
1 Peter 3:4-5
But the hidden character, of the heart, - in the incorruptible ornament of the quiet, and meek, spirit, which is, in presence of God, of great price.
Exodus 1:17-21
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt spake unto them, - but suffered the male children to live.
1 Peter 1:24
Inasmuch as - All flesh, is as grass, and, all the glory thereof, as the flower of grass, - The grass hath withered, and the flower hath fallen out,
2 Samuel 14:25
Now, like unto Absolom, was there no man handsome in all Israel, to be greatly praised, - from the sole of his foot, even unto the crown of his head, there was not, in him, a blemish.
Esther 1:11-12
to bring in Vashti the queen, with the royal crown, - to show the peoples and the rulers her beauty, for, of pleasing appearance, was she.
Psalm 147:11
Yahweh, hath pleasure, in them who revere him, in them who wait for his lovingkindness.
Proverbs 1:7
The reverence of Yahweh, is the beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and correction, the foolish have despised.
Proverbs 6:25
Do not covet her beauty, in thy heart, neither let her take thee, by her eyelashes;
Proverbs 8:13
The reverence of Yahweh, is to hate wickedness: pride, arrogance, and the way of wickedness; And a mouth of perverse things, do I hate.
Proverbs 11:22
As a ring of gold in the snout of a swine, is a woman of beauty who hath abandoned discretion.
Ecclesiastes 7:18
It is well that thou shouldst lay fast hold of this, but, even from the other, do not withdraw thy hand, - for, he that revereth God, shall come forth out of them all.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
The conclusion of the matter - the whole, let us hear, - Towards God, be reverent, and, his commandments, observe, for, this, concerneth all mankind.
Ezekiel 16:15
Then didst thou trust in thy beauty, And become unchaste, because of thy fame,- And didst pour out thine unchastity upon every passer-by, his it was!
Luke 1:6
Now they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and righteous appointments of the Lord, blameless;
Luke 1:46-50
And Mary said - My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Romans 2:29
But, he who is one in secret, is a Jew, - and, that is , circumcision, which is of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, - whose, praise, is not of men, but of God.
1 Corinthians 4:5
So then, not before the fitting time, be judging anything, - until the Lord shall come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and, then, the praise shall come to each one, from God.
James 1:11
For the sun hath sprung up, with it scorching heat, and hath withered the grass, and, the flower thereof, hath fallen out, and, the beauty of the face thereof, hath perished, - so, also the rich, in his goings, shall languish.
1 Peter 1:7
In order that the proving of your faith - much more precious than of gold that perisheth even though, by means of fire, it is proved - may be found unto praise and glory and honour in the revealing of Jesus Christ, -