Matthew Henry · Verse 22
Beauty is abused by those who have not discretion or modesty with it. This is true of all bodily endowments.
Proverbs 11:22
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
BSB
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
KJV
As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
ASV
[As] a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, [So is] a fair woman that is without discretion.
BBE
Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.
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