Proverbs 31:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 31:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 31:30 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 31:30 — KJV
“Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.”
— Proverbs 31:30 (KJV)
Proverbs 31:30 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 31:30
“And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 31:30: woman, lord
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 31:30: woman, lord
“And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 31:30: woman, lord
“And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 31:30: favour, lord
“And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 31:30: woman, lord
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