Proverbs 12:3–4
Proverbs 12:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 No one can be established through wickedness,
but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
4 A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown,
but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
Proverbs 12:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness:
But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband:
But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 Wickedness never brings stability,
but the godly have deep roots.
4 A worthy wife is a crown for her husband,
but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.
Proverbs 12:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
3 A man is not established by wickedness,
But the root of the righteous cannot be moved.
4 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 Doing evil brings no safety at all,
but a good person has safety and security.
4 A good wife is like a crown for her husband,
but a disgraceful wife is like a disease in his bones.
Proverbs 12:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness;
But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4 A worthy woman is the crown of her husband;
But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4 A woman of worth is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 A person cannot stand firm on a foundation of wickedness,
and the roots of righteous people cannot be moved.
4 A wife with strength of character is the crown of her husband,
but the wife who disgraces him is like bone cancer.
Proverbs 12:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 Man cannot be made secure by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous is immovable.
4 A capable wife is her husband’s crown,
but a wife who causes shame
is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 No one finds security by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous will never be moved.
4 A good wife is the crown of her husband,
but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 A person will not be established by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous will not be moved.
4 A woman of strength is the crown of her master,
but like rot in his bones is she who brings shame.
Proverbs 12:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 If a man does what is evil, he can’t become strong and steady.
But if people do what is right, they can’t be removed from the land.
4 A noble wife is her husband’s crown.
But a wife who brings shame is like sickness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
3 A man will not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the righteous will not be moved.
4 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.