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Proverbs 12:4

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4fA virtuous woman is a crown to her husband:

But she that gmaketh ashamed is as hrottenness in his bones.

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Proverbs 12:4: An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.

Footnotes

  1. fSee Ruth 3:11. & ch. 18:22. Comp. ch. 31:23. 1 Cor. 11:7.
  2. gSee ch. 10:5.
  3. hch. 14:30. See Job 13:28.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,

but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown,

but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown,

but a wife who causes shame

is like rottenness in his bones.

NLTNew Living Translation

A worthy wife is a crown for her husband,

but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A woman of strength is the crown of her master,

but like rot in his bones is she who brings shame.