Proverbs 31:30
Grace is deceitful, and beauty vain; But the woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Noyes Bible
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 daughters have done, virtuously, But thou excellest them all.”
31Give ye her of the fruit of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, And the deceitful mouth, do I hate.
Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good that thou shouldst take hold of this; yea, also, from that withdraw not thy hand. For he that feareth God shall escape all those things.
Ezekiel 16:15But thou didst trust in thy beauty, and didst play the harlot because of thy renown, and didst lavish thy fornications on every one that passed by; his was it.
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 →