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Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; But a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.
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Lasting vs. Fading Worth
Commentators unanimously contrast fleeting external qualities with lasting internal character. They explain that charm ('favour') can be deceptive and physical beauty is temporary ('vain'). In contrast, the 'fear of the Lord' is the source of true, enduring worth and the quality that will be genuinely praised.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The last lesson of the book is the same as the first. The fear of the Lord is the condition of all womanly, as well as of all manly, excellence.
19th Century
Anglican
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain— Outward graces do not last; praise that will be real and enduring is for those o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Favour is deceitful, and beauty [is] vain A well favoured look, a graceful countenance, symmetry and proportion of p…
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