A few possible alternatives to true wisdom are given in verse 30: "Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised."
Le fa Baebele e bua ka bontle jwa ditebego ka tsela e e siameng e bontsha gore ga bo botlhokwa go feta bontle jwa semoya: "Bontle jo bo gogelang bo ka tsietsa, le bontle e ka nna lefela; mme mosadi yo o boifang Jehofa ke ene yo o ikamogelelang pako."