Proverbs 11:22–24
22 As a aring of gold in a swine’s snout
So is a beautiful woman who lacks 1discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the aexpectation of the wicked is wrath.
24 There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.
Proverbs 11:22–24 — The New International Version (NIV)
22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
Proverbs 11:22–24 — English Standard Version (ESV)
22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
is a beautiful woman without discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
24 One gives freely, yet grows all the richer;
another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
Proverbs 11:22–24 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
22 As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout,
So is a fair woman which is without discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good:
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth;
And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Proverbs 11:22–24 — New Living Translation (NLT)
22 A beautiful woman who lacks discretion
is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.
23 The godly can look forward to a reward,
while the wicked can expect only judgment.
24 Give freely and become more wealthy;
be stingy and lose everything.
Proverbs 11:22–24 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
22 As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout,
So is a lovely woman who lacks discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
24 There is one who scatters, yet increases more;
And there is one who withholds more than is right,
But it leads to poverty.
Proverbs 11:22–24 — New Century Version (NCV)
22 A beautiful woman without good sense
is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.
23 Those who do right only wish for good,
but the wicked can expect to be defeated by God’s anger.
24 Some people give much but get back even more.
Others don’t give what they should and end up poor.
Proverbs 11:22–24 — American Standard Version (ASV)
22 As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout,
So is a fair woman that is without discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good;
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
24 There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more;
And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.
Proverbs 11:22–24 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
22 A fair woman who is without discretion, is as a gold ring in a swine’s snout.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but it tendeth only to want.
Proverbs 11:22–24 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
22 ⸤Like⸥ a gold ring in a pig’s snout,
⸤so⸥ is a beautiful woman who lacks good taste.
23 The desire of righteous people ends only in good,
but the hope of wicked people ends only in fury.
24 One person spends freely and yet grows richer,
while another holds back what he owes and yet grows poorer.
Proverbs 11:22–24 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
22 A beautiful woman who rejects good sense
is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.
23 The desire of the righteous turns out well,
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.
24 One person gives freely,
yet gains more;
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.
Proverbs 11:22–24 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
is a beautiful woman without good sense.
23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good;
the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
24 Some give freely, yet grow all the richer;
others withhold what is due, and only suffer want.
Proverbs 11:22–24 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
22 A ring of gold in the snout of a pig
is a woman who is beautiful but without discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
but the expectation of the wicked, wrath.
24 There is one who gives yet grows richer,
but he who withholds what is right only finds need.
Proverbs 11:22–24 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
22 A beautiful woman who has no sense
is like a gold ring in a pig’s nose.
23 What godly people long for ends only in what is good.
But what sinners hope for ends only in God’s anger.
24 Some give freely but get even richer.
Others don’t give what they should but get even poorer.