Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.Proverbs 31:30
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
שֶׁ֣קֶר הַ֭חֵן וְהֶ֣בֶל הַיֹּ֑פִי אִשָּׁ֥ה יִרְאַת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה הִ֣יא תִתְהַלָּֽל׃
- שֶׁ֣קֶרShe.ker“[is] deception”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫קֶר · “deception” · Strong's H8267
- הַ֭חֵןHa.chen“<the> grace”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵן · “favor” · Strong's H2580
- וְהֶ֣בֶלve.He.vel“and [is] vanity”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from הֶ֫בֶל · “vanity” · Strong's H1892
- הַיֹּ֑פִיhai.Yo.fi“<the> beauty”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יֳפִי · “beauty” · Strong's H3308
- אִשָּׁ֥ה'i.Shah“a woman”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
- יִרְאַת־yir.'at-“fearing”Adjective, feminine, singular, construct · from יָרֵא · “afraid” · Strong's H3373
- יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.weh“<of> Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- הִ֣יאhi'“she”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- תִתְהַלָּֽל׃tit.ha.Lal“she will be praised”Verb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָלַל · “praise” · Strong's H1984B
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)