As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
As a iewell of golde in a ſwines ſnowt; ſo is a faire woman which † is without diſcretion.
אַף , masculine noun, ʾaf — a nostril, nose, face, anger (value 81)
H639,
אַף ʼaph, af; from H599; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire:—anger(-gry), before, countenance, face, forebearing, forehead, (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, × worthy, wrath.Used in 269 Verses, 32 Books 276  Occurrence Count
אִשָּׁה , feminine noun, ʾisha — woman, wife, female (value 306)
H802,
אִשָּׁה ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'; feminine of H376 or H582; irregular plural, נָשִׁים nâshîym;(used in the same wide sense as H582) a woman:—(adulter) ess, each, every, female, × many, none, one, together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.woman, wife, female
woman (opposite of man)
wife (woman married to a man)
female (of animals)
each, every (pronoun)
Used in 686 Verses, 33 Books 776  Occurrence Count
זָהָב , masculine noun, zahav — gold (value 14)
H2091,
זָהָב zâhâb, zaw-hawb'; from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky:—gold(-en), fair weather.gold
as precious metal
as a measure of weight
of brilliance, splendour (fig.)
Used in 336 Verses, 34 Books 383  Occurrence Count
חֲזִיר , masculine noun, haziyr — swine, boar (value 225)
H2386,
חֲזִיר chăzîyr, khaz-eer'; from an unused root probably meaning to inclose; a hog (perhaps as penned):—boar, swine.hog, swine, boar
swine (as forbidden food)
wild boar
Used in 7 Verses, 5 Books 7  Occurrence Count
טַעַם , masculine noun, taʿam — taste, judgment (value 119)
H2940,
טַעַם ṭaʻam, tah'-am; from H2938; properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate:—advice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding.taste, judgment
taste
judgment (fig.)
decision, decree
Used in 12 Verses, 8 Books 12  Occurrence Count
יָפֶה , adjective, yafeh — fair, beautiful (value 95)
H3303,
יָפֶה yâpheh, yaw-feh'; from H3302; beautiful (literally or figuratively):— beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), goodly, pleasant, well.fair, beautiful, handsome
Used in 39 Verses, 14 Books 43  Occurrence Count
נֶזֶם , masculine noun, nezem — a ring (worn as an ornament) (value 97)
H5141,
נֶזֶם nezem, neh'-zem; from an unused root of uncertain meaning; a nose-ring:—earring, jewel.ring, nose ring, earring
nose ring (woman's ornament)
earring (ornament of men or women)
Used in 16 Verses, 8 Books 17  Occurrence Count
סוּר , verb, sur — to turn aside (value 266)
H5493,
סוּר çûwr, soor; or שׂוּר sûwr; (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root; to turn off (literally or figuratively):—be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), × grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, × be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.to turn aside, depart
(Qal)
to turn aside, turn in unto
to depart, depart from way, avoid
to be removed
to come to an end
(Polel) to turn aside
(Hiphil)
to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose
to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish
(Hophal) to be taken away, be removed
Used in 282 Verses, 30 Books 298  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 11:22Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| נֶ֣זֶם זָ֭הָב בְּאַ֣ף חֲזִ֑יר אִשָּׁ֥ה יָ֝פָ֗ה וְסָ֣רַת טָֽעַם׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| As a jewel |
H5141nezem |
נֶזֶם |
97 |
| of gold |
H2091zahav |
זָהָב |
14 |
| in a swine's |
H2386haziyr |
חֲזִיר |
225 |
| snout, |
H639ʾaf |
אַף |
81 |
| so is a fair |
H3303yafeh |
יָפֶה |
95 |
| woman |
H802ʾisha |
אִשָּׁה |
306 |
| which is without |
H5493sur |
סוּר |
266 |
| discretion. |
H2940taʿam |
טַעַם |
119 |
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