1. Proverbes 11:22 (NEG79)
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Commentary on Proverbs 11:22 (Summary)

Proverbes 11:22 (NEG79)

22 Un anneau d'or au nez d'un pourceau,C'est une femme belle et dépourvue de sens.

With “discretion” is meant good judgment to decide what is truly important and what is not. Such discretion is only possible when someone fears the Lord (Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 31:30).

When a woman does not have discretion, all her beauty is worthless—like a gold ring in a pig’s snout. She will not have the love, the wisdom, and the sensitivity to see what things in life are truly important.

Proverbs is written especially for young people (Proverbs 1:4, Proverbs 1:8). Here Solomon is teaching young men what they should be looking for in a woman. In choosing a wife, they should not look at external appearance in the first place. Otherwise they may regret their choice forever.