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Proverbs 31:30–31

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30Charmt is deceit and beautyu is vain;v

but a woman who fears Yahweh shall be praised.

31Give to her from the fruit of her hand,

and may they praise her works in the city gates.

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Proverbs 31:30: Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Footnotes

  1. tHebrew “The charm”
  2. uHebrew “the beauty”
  3. vOr “vapor,” or “emptiness,” or “breath”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,

but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Give her of the fruit of her hands,

and let her works praise her in the gates.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;

but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Honor her for all that her hands have done,

and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting,

but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.

Give her the reward of her labor,

and let her works praise her at the city gates.

NLTNew Living Translation

Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last;

but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised.

Reward her for all she has done.

Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.

KJV 1900King James Version

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain:

But a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

Give her of the fruit of her hands;

And let her own works praise her in the gates.