Proverbs
Proverbs 31:30–31
30Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting,
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31Give her the fruit of her hands,
and let her works praise her at the gates.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 31:30
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | הַ֭חֵן | ha·ḥên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2580 favour, grace |
| is deceptive | שֶׁ֣קֶר | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| and beauty | הַיֹּ֑פִי | hay·yō·p̄î | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3308 beauty |
| is fleeting | וְהֶ֣בֶל | wə·he·ḇel | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
| but a woman | אִשָּׁ֥ה | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| who fears | יִרְאַת־ | yir·’aṯ- | Adjective - feminine singular construct | H3373 fear |
| the LORD | יְ֝הוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| is to be praised | תִתְהַלָּֽל׃ | ṯiṯ·hal·lāl | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1984 shine |
Proverbs 31:31
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Give | תְּנוּ־ | tə·nū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| her | לָ֭הּ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| the fruit | מִפְּרִ֣י | mip·pə·rî | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6529 fruit |
| of her hands | יָדֶ֑יהָ | yā·ḏe·hā | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person feminine singular | H3027 hand |
| and let her works | מַעֲשֶֽׂיהָ׃ | ma·‘ă·śe·hā | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H4639 deed, work |
| praise her | וִֽיהַלְל֖וּהָ | wî·hal·lū·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular | H1984 shine |
| at the gates | בַשְּׁעָרִ֣ים | ḇaš·šə·‘ā·rîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8179 gate |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 31:30 Proverbs 1:7 · 1 Peter 3:4–5 · Proverbs 11:22 · Proverbs 8:13 · 1 Peter 1:24 · Esther 1:11–12 · 1 Corinthians 4:5 · Psalm 147:11 · 1 Peter 1:7 · Proverbs 6:25 · Luke 1:6 · Luke 1:46–50
Proverbs 31:31 Psalm 128:2 · Hebrews 6:10 · Romans 16:1–4 · Matthew 7:16 · Revelation 14:13 · Philippians 4:17 · Proverbs 11:30 · Proverbs 31:16 · Matthew 7:20 · 1 Timothy 5:25 · Mark 14:7–9 · Acts 9:39
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.