Proverbs 11:22
As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 7:10 describes the adulterous woman's deceptive attire, parallel to beauty without discretion in Proverbs 11:22.
Proverbs 9:13 personifies Folly as seductive and ignorant, matching the lack of discretion in Proverbs 11:22.
Proverbs 31:30 declares beauty vain without fearing the Lord, contrasting with the beautiful but indiscreet woman here.
Ezekiel 16:15-22 depicts Jerusalem as a beautiful woman using her beauty to become a harlot, mirroring the lack of discretion in Proverbs 11:22.
Nahum 3:4-6 portrays Nineveh as a beautiful harlot whose shame is exposed, similar to the pig-snout image of wasted beauty.
1 Peter 3:3 warns against focusing on external adornment, aligning with the proverb's critique of beauty without inner discretion.
1 Peter 3:4 emphasizes inner beauty of the heart as imperishable, the contrast to outward beauty without discretion here.
Matthew 7:6 warns against casting pearls before pigs, similar to the gold ring in a pig's snout—valuable things wasted on the unworthy.