Adam Clarke Commentary - Proverbs 25:12 - 25:12

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Adam Clarke Commentary - Proverbs 25:12 - 25:12


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As an ear-ring of gold - I believe נזם nezem to mean the nose-ring with its pendants; the left nostril is pierced, and a ring put through it, as in the ear. This is very common in almost every part of the East, among women of condition. This is a farther illustration of the above metaphor.