Proverbs 31:30
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Charmהַ֭חֵן
(ha·chen)
2580: favor, gracefrom chanan
is deceitfulשֶׁ֣קֶר
(she·ker)
8267: deception, disappointment, falsehoodfrom an unused word
and beautyהַיֹּ֑פִי
(hai·yo·fi;)
3308: beautyfrom yaphah
is vain,וְהֶ֣בֶל
(ve·he·vel)
1892: vapor, breatha prim. root
[But] a womanאִשָּׁ֥ה
(i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
who fears 
 
3372a: to feara prim. root
the LORD, 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
she shall be praised.תִתְהַלָּֽל׃
(tit·hal·lal.)
1984b: to be boastful, to priasea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Favour
chen  (khane)
graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) -- favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-)favoured.
is deceitful
sheqer  (sheh'-ker)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
and beauty
yophiy  (yof-ee')
beauty -- beauty.
is vain
hebel  (heh'bel)
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity.
but a woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
that feareth
yare'  (yaw-ray')
fearing; morally, reverent -- afraid, fear (-ful).
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
she shall be praised
halal  (haw-lal')
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.

King James Bible
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD will be praised.

International Standard Version
Charm is deceitful and beauty fades; but a woman who fears the LORD will be praised.

NET Bible
Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD will be praised.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Beauty is false and favor is empty, but a woman that is in the awe of Lord Jehovah, she will be praised.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Charm is deceptive, and beauty evaporates, [but] a woman who has the fear of the LORD should be praised.

King James 2000 Bible
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
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