Verse List for PROV 31:30

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OET (OET-RV) Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting, ⇔ ^ but a woman that honours and strives to obey Yahweh will be praised.

OET-LV is_deception (the)_grace and_Abel (the)_beauty a _woman fearing _of (of)_YHWH she she _will _be _praised.

ULT The charm, is falsehood and the beauty, is vapor; ⇔ a woman fearful of Yahweh, she herself will be praised.

UST Charming women who are not good can deceive people into thinking that they are good, ⇔  and beautiful women will be beautiful for only a short time. ⇔  However, people will always praise those women who reverently fear Yahweh.

BSB & MSB Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, ⇔  but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; ⇔  but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.

NET Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting, ⇔ but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.

LSV Favor [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain,
A woman fearing YHWH, she may boast herself.

FBV Charm can deceive, and beauty fades, but a woman who honors the Lord should be praised.

T4T ⇔  Some women who are attractive are not really good women, ⇔  but they can deceive us regarding what they are really like. ⇔ Furthermore, women’s beauty does not last; ⇔  but women who revere Yahweh should be honored.

LEB • Charm[fn] is deceit and beauty[fn] is vain;[fn]
• but a woman who fears Yahweh shall be praised.

BBE 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.

Moff Charms may wane and beauty wither, ⇔  keep your praise for a wife with brains:

JPS Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

ASV Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; ⇔ But a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.

DRA Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: the woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

YLT The grace [is] false, and the beauty [is] vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.

Drby Gracefulness is deceitful and beauty is vain; a woman [that] feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.

RV Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

SLT Favor a falsehood, and beauty vanity: a woman fearing Jehovah, she shall be praised.

Wbstr Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

KJB-1769 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

KJB-1611 Fauour is deceitfull, and beautie is vaine: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shalbe praised.
(Fauour is deceitfull, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.)

Bshps As for fauour it is deceiptfull, & beautie is a vayne thyng: but a woman that feareth the Lorde, shalbe praysed.
(As for favour it is deceitfull, and beauty is a vain thing: but a woman that feareth the Lord, shall be praised.)

Gnva Fauour is deceitfull, and beautie is vanitie: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praysed.
(Fauour is deceitfull, and beauty is vanity: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.)

Cvdl As for fauor, it is disceatfull, and beutie is a vayne thinge: but a woman that feareth the LORDE, she is worthy to be praysed.
(As for favour, it is disceatfull, and beauty is a vain thing: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she is worthy to be praised.)

Wycl Fairnesse is disseiuable grace, and veyn; thilke womman, that dredith the Lord, schal be preisid.
(Fairness is disseiuable grace, and vain; that woman, that dreadeth/dreads/fears the Lord, shall be praised.)

Luth Lieblich und schön sein ist nichts; ein Weib, das den HErr’s fürchtet, soll man loben.
(Lieblich and beautiful be is nothing; a woman, the the LORD’s fears(v), should man praise.)

ClVg Fallax gratia, et vana est pulchritudo: mulier timens Dominum, ipsa laudabitur.[fn]
(Fallax grace, and in_vain it_is beauty: woman afraid the_Master, herself will_be_praised.)

UHB שֶׁ֣קֶר הַ֭⁠חֵן וְ⁠הֶ֣בֶל הַ⁠יֹּ֑פִי אִשָּׁ֥ה יִרְאַת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה הִ֣יא תִתְהַלָּֽל׃ ‡

BrLXX Ψευδεῖς ἀρέσκειαι, καὶ μάταιον κάλλος γυναικος· γυνὴ γὰρ συνετὴ εὐλογεῖται, φόβον δὲ Κυρίου αὕτη αἰνείτω.

BrTr Charms are false, and woman's beauty is vain: for it is a wise woman that is blessed, and let her praise the fear of the Lord.