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Where is “Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting” in the Bible?
“Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting” is Proverbs 31:30. It closes the poem about the capable wife, at the end of Proverbs.
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It is Proverbs 31:30.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
It closes the poem about the capable wife, at the end of Proverbs.
The verse
Charm is false and beauty is a passing breath, but a woman who fears Yahweh is the one who will be praised.
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What it means there
Charm can mislead and beauty does not last. What the poem praises is a woman who fears the Lord, along with her work, her wisdom and her kindness.
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Where is “Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting” in the Bible?
“Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting” is Proverbs 31:30. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. It closes the poem about the capable wife, at the end of Proverbs.
Is “Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Proverbs 31:30. In the Lumin Translation, Proverbs 31:30 reads: “Charm is false and beauty is a passing breath, but a woman who fears Yahweh is the one who will be praised.”
Who said “Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting”?
It closes the poem about the capable wife, at the end of Proverbs.
What does “Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting” mean in the Bible?
Charm can mislead and beauty does not last. What the poem praises is a woman who fears the Lord, along with her work, her wisdom and her kindness.
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