Proverbs 31:30
Charm can deceive, and beauty fades, but a woman who honors the Lord should be praised.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
In Context
29“Many women do great things, but you are better than all of them!”
31Give her the recognition she deserves; praise her publicly for what she's done.
Cross References
Exodus 1:17But because the midwives revered God, they didn't do what the king of Egypt had ordered. They let the boys live as well.
Esther 1:11to bring Queen Vashti to him wearing her royal headdress, so he could show her beauty to the people and officials, for she was very good-looking.
Proverbs 1:7Honoring the Lord is where true knowledge begins, but fools treat wisdom and good advice with contempt.
Proverbs 8:13Honoring the Lord means hating evil. So I hate pride and arrogance, wicked behavior and telling lies.
Ecclesiastes 7:18You ought to keep in mind these warnings. Those who follow God will be sure to avoid both.
Ezekiel 16:15You were so proud of your beauty that you were unfaithful to me. You thought that because you were so famous you could prostitute yourself and sleep with anyone who passed by. They took your beautiful body for themselves.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 31:11-31
The Virtuous Woman. 10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 16 She considereth a field,… Read the whole commentary →