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Proverbs 31:30

NETBible	Charm is deceitful¹ and beauty is fleeting,² but a woman who fears the Lord³ will be praised.
NIV © biblegateway Pro 31:30	Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 31:30	Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 31:30	Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the LORD will be greatly praised.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 31:30	Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades. The woman to be admired and praised is the woman who lives in the Fear-of-GOD.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 31:30	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.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 31:30	Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 31:30	Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
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KJV	Favour <02580> [is] deceitful <08267>_, and beauty <03308> [is] vain <01892>_: [but] a woman <0802> [that] feareth <03373> the LORD <03068>_, she shall be praised <01984> (8691)_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 31:30	Charm <02580> is deceitful <08267> and beauty <03308> is vain <01892> , But a woman <0802> who fears <03372> the LORD <03068> , she shall be praised <01984> .
LXXM	qeudeiv <5571> A-NPF areskeiai <699> N-NPF kai <2532> CONJ mataion <3152> A-NSN kallov {N-NSN} gunaikov <1135> N-GSF gunh <1135> N-NSF gar <1063> PRT suneth <4908> A-NSF eulogeitai <2127> V-PMI-3S fobon <5401> N-ASM de <1161> PRT kuriou <2962> N-GSM auth <3778> D-NSF aineitw <134> V-PAD-3S
NET [draft] ITL	Charm <02580> is deceitful <08267> and beauty <03308> is fleeting <01892> , but a woman <0802> who fears <03373> the Lord <03069> will be praised <01984> .
HEBREW	llhtt <01984> ayh <01931> hwhy <03069> tary <03373> hsa <0802> ypyh <03308> lbhw <01892> Nxh <02580> rqs (31:30) <08267>

NETBible

Charm is deceitful¹ and beauty is fleeting,² but a woman who fears the Lord³ will be praised.

NET Notes

¹tn The first word of the twenty-first line begins with שׁ (shin), the twenty-first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The graphic distinction between שׁ (shin) and שׂ (sin) had not been made at the time the book of Proverbs was written; that graphic distinction was introduced by the Masoretes, ca. a.d. 1000.

²sn The verse shows that “charm” and “beauty” do not endure as do those qualities that the fear of the Lord produces. Charm is deceitful: One may be disappointed in the character of the one with beauty. Beauty is vain (fleeting as a vapor): Physical appearance will not last. The writer is not saying these are worthless; he is saying there is something infinitely more valuable.

³sn This chapter describes the wise woman as fearing the Lord. It is the fear of the Lord that is the beginning of wisdom – that was the motto of the book (1:7). Psalm 111:10 also repeats that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.