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Deceptiveשֶׁקֶרis grace,הַחֵןandוְa vaporהֶבֶלis beauty;הַיֹּפִיa womanאִשָּׁהwho fearsיִרְאַתYHWH,יְהוָהsheהִיאwill be praised.תִתְהַלָּל
Proverbs 31:30
Study it in the app“Deceptive is grace, and a vapor is beauty; a woman who fears YHWH, she will be praised.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 31:30, word by word
- Deceptiveשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- is graceחֵןchen
charm
Attractive charm, the grace of a person or of their words.
Where else “chen” appears- a vaporהֶבֶלhevel
vapor
A breath that passes and does not last; that brief is everything.
Where else “hevel” appears- is beautyיֹּפִיyofi
beauty
Beauty, loveliness.
Where else “yofi” appears- a womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- who fearsיִרְאַתyirat
God-fearing
Who reveres God and so obeys him.
Where else “yirat” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- will be praisedתִתְהַלָּלtithalal
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “tithalal” appears
The context
29“Many daughters have done worthily, but you rise above them all.”
30 · This verse (above)
31Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.